My understanding is that the government eventually caved (after the big icefall avalanche in 2014) to the Sherpas demands and raised the loss-of-life compensati

My understanding is that the government eventually caved (after the big icefall avalanche in 2014) to the Sherpas demands and raised the loss-of-life compensation considerably. Note: I'm not saying it's a fair amount (I don't even know how you'd judge that) just that the information you linked might be outdated. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/04/-sp-sherpa-families-everest-disaster-guides-avalanche-compensation https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/04/-sp-sherpa-fam... Edit: it appears to have gone from $400 to $5000.