The Sherpas are amazing... they are holy and beautiful. It's heartbreaking that they have to sell out their sacred mountain to make a living, and the rich Westerners who pay up to $100,000 for a climb are deplorable for leaving their garbage behind.
However, dead bodies are NOT garbage. They are holy too, and it's an honor for them to be "buried" on the mountain. The sherpas understand this, because they are Buddhists and are able to let go of the physical form. But some rich white folks paid these sherpas to recover the bodies of their dead because they are so attached to the body. It must have been so weird for these beautiful Buddhist sherpas to reconicle this with their own spiritual perspectives.
However, dead bodies are NOT garbage. They are holy too, and it's an honor for them to be "buried" on the mountain. The sherpas understand this, because they are Buddhists and are able to let go of the physical form. But some rich white folks paid these sherpas to recover the bodies of their dead because they are so attached to the body. It must have been so weird for these beautiful Buddhist sherpas to reconicle this with their own spiritual perspectives.