Sherpa people
The Sherpa are one of the Tibetan ethnic groups native to the most mountainous regions of Nepal, Tingri County in the Tibet Autonomous Region and the Himalayas. The term ''sherpa'' or ''sherwa'' derives from the Sherpa language words ("east ...
, an ethnic group in north eastern Nepal
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Sherpa language
Sherpa (also Sharpa, Xiaerba, or Sherwa) is a Tibetic language spoken in Nepal and the Indian state of Sikkim, mainly by the Sherpa. The majority speakers of the Sherpa language live in the Khumbu region of Nepal, spanning from the Chinese ...
Organizations and companies
* Sherpa (association), a French network of jurists dedicated to promoting corporate social responsibility
* Sherpa.ai, a Spanish artificial intelligence company
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Sherpa Capital
Sherpa Capital is an American venture capital firm established in March 2013 by Shervin Pishevar and Scott Stanford. Based in San Francisco, CA, Sherpa Capital specializes in early stage and growth startups ranging from e-commerce to technology.
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, an American venture capital firm
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Sherpa (delivery service)
Sherpa is an Australian technology company that aims to provide on-demand and same-day delivery services to businesses and individuals. The Sherpa Delivery app functions similarly to ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft by connecting users to ...
, an Australian courier company
* SHERPA (organisation), a UK-based project team with expertise in open access and repositories
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SHERPA/RoMEO
SHERPA (Securing a Hybrid Environment for Research Preservation and Access) is an organisation originally set up in 2002 to run and manage the SHERPA Project.
History
SHERPA began as an endeavour to support the establishment of a number of open ...
, a service to show copyright and policies of academic journals
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Cloud Sherpas
Cloud Sherpas was a cloud computing advisory and technology services company. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, it was acquired by Accenture in 2015.
History
Cloud Sherpas was founded by Michael Cohn, Eran Gil, and Davi ...
, an American cloud implementation and migration company, active 2008–2015
Transportation
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Porter (carrier)
A porter, also called a bearer, is a person who carries objects or cargo for others. The range of services conducted by porters is extensive, from shuttling luggage aboard a train (a railroad porter) to bearing heavy burdens at altitude in i ...
, often called a sherpa
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Mountain guide
A mountain guide is a specially trained and experienced professional mountaineer who is certified by local authorities or mountain guide associations. They are considered to be high-level experts in mountaineering, and are hired to instruct or ...
, also sometimes called a sherpa
* Leyland Sherpa, a light commercial vehicle produced from the 1970s until 2006
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Short C-23 Sherpa
The Short C-23 Sherpa is a small military transport aircraft built by Short Brothers. It was designed to operate from unpaved runways and make short takeoff and landings (STOL). It features a large squared fuselage with a full-width rear car ...
, a military variant of the Short 330 cargo aircraft, first flight was in 1982
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Short SB.4 Sherpa
The Short SB.4 Sherpa was an experimental aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Short Brothers. Only a single example was ever produced.
The Sherpa was developed during the 1950s for the purpose of testing a nove ...
, an experimental British aircraft whose first flight was in 1955
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Super Sherpa
The Kawasaki Super Sherpa (KL250G USA, KL250H in Japan, Canada, Australia, Greece and the United Kingdom) is a dual-sport motorcycle produced by Kawasaki. It has a 249 cc DOHC four-valve air/oil cooled four-stroke single-cylinder engine. ...
, a 250 cc dual-purpose motorcycle produced by Kawasaki
* A series of military trucks produced by Renault Trucks Defense, including the Sherpa Light
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UP Sherpa Bi
The UP Sherpa Bi is a German two-place paraglider that was designed and produced by UP Europe of Kochel am See. Introduced in 2001, production of the second generation model Sherpa 2 ended in 2007.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Dir ...
, a German paraglider design
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SHERPA (space tug)
SHERPA is a commercial satellite dispenser developed by Andrews Space, a subsidiary of Spaceflight Industries,Agelena sherpa'', a spider of family Agelenidae
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Sherpa (emissary) A sherpa is the personal representative of a head of state or head of government who prepares an international summit, such as the annual G7 and G20 summits. Between the G7 summits there are multiple sherpa conferences where possible agreements ...
, the personal representative of a head of state or government in the G20 or G7
* Sherpa (fabric), a fabric with a pile on one side
* ''Sherpa'' (film), a 2015 documentary film
* Sherpa Fire, a 2016 wildfire that burned in Santa Barbara County, California
* Sherpa Glacier, an alpine glacier in Washington state
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Sherpa Peak
Sherpa Peak is an granite summit located in the Stuart Range, in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in Chelan County of Washington state. According to the USGS, this peak is "named for a local climbing club" that was "active in the area since the ...
, a mountain in Washington state
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Sherpa (political consultant)
A sherpa is an experienced Washington D.C. political consultant brought on to guide an administration's nominee to Senate approval.
History of the usage
Sherpa is a word taken from the language of the Sherpa, a nomadic people of the Himalaya ...
, a political consultant guiding a nominee to Senate confirmation
* Yahoo Sherpa, a distributed key value datastore developed by Yahoo!