19-Year-Old Sherpa Guides 60 Minutes to Everest's Edge

A 60 Minutes team will make the dangerous trek to Mount Everest Base Camp next week. Correspondent Cecilia Vega will report from the world's highest mountain. Her guide is a 19-year-old Sherpa. Sherpas are an ethnic group from Nepal's mountains, renowned for their climbing skills and knowledge of Everest. He risks his life regularly to assist foreign climbers on the perilous slopes. The segment will showcase the extreme journey to Base Camp and the young Sherpa's critical, high-risk role in Everest expeditions.