Robert Alt arrives in Kathmandu, reunites with Nepal's free-market think tank—Samriddhi Foundation—and meets the legendary Pasang Dawa Sherpa.

Pasang Dawa Sherpa—(also known as “PaDawa” for short)—was honored with the Adventure Tourism Excellence in Mountaineering award recognizing his extraordinary achievements including summitting Mount Everest an astounding 27 times, which puts him in second place behind only Kami Rita Sherpa.