While losing the main breadwinner in any family is a disaster to all concerned, Sherpas are the wealthiest ethnic group in Nepal. A high altitude sherpa earns annually 10 to 20 times the national average. True poverty lies in the western Nepal, where no tourists and no relief funds go. Namche, the tourist hub of Khumbu, is per capita the wealthiest city in the whole country.
Something to think about also.
Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.