List of Mount Everest guides

Previously, the summit was only accessible to expert mountaineers who were often self-guided, or assisted by local sherpas.

Guides can, for example, set fixed lines of rope for others to use, organize rescues in times of trouble, or use communication tools to call in helicopter evacuations.

[4] Another task on Everest is helping people with medical problems, although the work can be dangerous.

[5] When potentially deadly health conditions strike, the guides can sometimes lose their clients or abort the climb.

[8] Many climbers in more recent times are unguided but can get some support from a Sherpa, which, though more similar to an Alpinist porter, is much cheaper and also called a guide.