“'Sherpa' means 'Easterner' in Tibetan; and the Sherpas
who settled in Khambu about 450 years ago are a
peace-loving Buddhist people from the Eastern shore
of the plateau. They are also compulsive travelers;
and in Sherpa-country every track is marked with cairns
and prayer-flags, reminding you that Man's real home
is not a house, but the Road, and that life itself is
a journey to be walked on foot.”
– Bruce Chatwin,
What Am I Doing Here? p.273, (1988)