Story of a hardworking Sherpa without hands

July 4, 2022
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Ungdi Tshering Sherpa of Sankhuwasabha is an inspiring personality. He had lost both his hands in 1995 due to high voltage current. At that time, he was living in Lazimpat, Kathmandu. He was struck by an 11,000-volt current while pulling the phone wire.

But despite the Sherpa has been actively involved in the tourism sector. Sherpa, who trained as a trekking guide in 1993, was hospitalized for a long time after losing both his hands. After that, he went into depression and even fell into addiction. However, his life was slowly returning to normal after he had two prosthetic limbs in the UK.