nepalis are interesting people, especially the highlanders. They have high altitude adaption giving them larger lungs and superior oxygen processing efficiency. They also have amazing stamina and low twitch muscles to assist them climbing hills and mountains, only disadvantage of this is that they may lack speed. Interesting fact is that the lung function of tibetans is even greater than the nepali gurkhas
"The lung function of the present Gurkha highlanders is superior to that of the Indian lowlanders and resembles that of both New Guinea highlanders living at an altitude of approximately 1800 m and men from Bhutan (altitude 3100 m)"
Lung Function of Healthy Young Men in India: Contributory Roles of Genetic and Environmental Factors | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences
"The lung function of the present Gurkha highlanders is superior to that of the Indian lowlanders and resembles that of both New Guinea highlanders living at an altitude of approximately 1800 m and men from Bhutan (altitude 3100 m)"
Lung Function of Healthy Young Men in India: Contributory Roles of Genetic and Environmental Factors | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences
