On April 18, 2014, as the climbing season was beginning on Mount Everest, a massive avalanche crashed down killing 16 Sherpas. Sherpas, the local people who make their living aiding foreign climbers to achieve their dreams of reaching the highest point on Earth, have seen their fair share of disaster. However, this avalanche was the worst tragedy on the mountain, and has called into question whether climbing on Everest would ever be the same again.