Norway has initiated a program to hire skilled Sherpas from Nepal for the construction and maintenance of stone pathways on its popular mountains. Renowned for their precision and endurance honed in the Himalayas, the Sherpas are uniquely equipped to handle Norway’s harsh terrain.

When it’s Sherpa with a capital it’s an ethnic group, when it’s low case it’s a job.

Initiated a program is a stretch. This has been going on for well over a decade.

Oh great wealthy Norway hired some cheap labor. Good for them.

Afterwards they can continue to work as Gurkhas in the Norwegian army.

Pay them so well is surely an overstatement. Normal wages in Norway will be 20X of Nepal when converted to dollars. Plus the expenses of summer in Norway will also be 30X of Nepal.

With the capital available to Norway and the relatively low cost of hiring a Sherpa, i imagine they could substantially transform Norway’s mountains into a developed tourist site like those in China.