In 2010 I traveled to Nepal for the first time. I was as a simple tourist and trekker and wanted to hike to Everest Base Camp at 5,365 meters altitude.
The only 15-year-old Chhong Bi Sherpa was assigned to me as a my guide. The other participants of my travel expedition wanted to climb a mountain, but I preferred to go to the site where the Everest expeditions start.
During these four days outside the group, our duo became a kind of “father-son” relationship, which now extends for more than ten years.
Since 2009, I have visited Chhong Bi and his village Bupsa more than ten times.