Tamting Sherpa, who climbed all 8,000ers as a porter, is planning to hang up his boots

Sherpa aims one last summit of Mt Shishapangma next year, after two previous climbs, before retiring to focus on training and rescue work.

As a child, Tamting Sherpa reared yaks in the rugged terrain of Rolwaling Valley in the Beding village of Dolakha, where he was born some 49 years ago.