Apa Sherpa, a Nepali climber who has made a name for himself in the world by climbing Mt. Everest 21 times, now lives in Salt Lake City, USA. Apa works for Diamond Mold, a company that works on plastic injection molds electrical discharge machining. Similarly, many Nepalese climbers now live in different countries of the world, including the United States.

Even though the name of the country has been spread far and wide through their heroic achievements, the state has not been able to give due respect to the famous climbers. Apart from occasional awards, permanent honors are not given to climbers in Nepal. These Nepalese climbers, who have been named in the Guinness Book of World Records many times, have to follow the same rules as the general public when working in any government body in Nepal.

They are forced to use the public line in airports and are not allowed to enter the VIP lounge even at the Tribhuvan International Airport.