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Sherpa can refer to:

  • The Sherpa are an ethnic group in eastern Nepal.
  • The word sherpa means the personal representatives of heads of state and government within the G8 process: the metaphor is that the "sherpa" prepares the way toward the "summit". One or more "sherpa meetings" are generally held in preparation for summits.
  • In UK caving, a Sherpa is one of the team who assists a cave diver to move his equipment to the start of the dive. See Cave diving article.
  • The C-23 Sherpa cargo aircraft.