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After a deadly avalanche on Everest last year, sherpas in Nepal reconsider returning to the mountain

An aerial view of the April avalanche on Mt. Everest.

An aerial view of the April avalanche on Mt. Everest.  (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)

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The April 2014 avalanche was the deadliest recorded on the world’s highest peak. All 16 victims were sherpas -- the catch-all term for local mountain guides, porters and camp staff.

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Two-time Everest summiteer Galden Sherpa, 28, has no plans to return to the mountain after last year’s avalanche.   (Rajneesh Bhandari / For The Times)

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Menuka Gurung holds a portrait of her husband, Ash Bahadur Gurung, who was working on Mt. Everest on the day of the avalanche last year. His body was never found.   (Rajneesh Bhandari / For The Times)

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Ang Pashi Sherpa lost her husband in the April avalanche. His body was never found.   (Rajneesh Bhandari / For The Times)

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The family of Tenzing Chottar Sherpa, who disappeared in the April avalanche and is presumed dead: mother Lhakpa Chhamjee Sherpa, left; wife Ang Pashi Sherpa; son Tshering Sherpa; and brother Phurba Sherpa.   (Rajneesh Bhandari / For The Times)

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Sherpas work to dig out the injured after the April avalanche on Everest.   (Robert Kay / AFP/Getty Images)

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