Possible Clues:

• Somewhat infectious, her parent a probable carrier?
• Ethnic group of Nepal
• Female artist engaging quiet Nepali mountain guide
• Guide that woman inside health resort
• Phurba Tashi's ethnic group
• Sino-Tibetan turn of phrase
• One who works their way to the top?
• Asian mountaineer eats her partner's sandwiches
• Political assistant has quiet time seizing power
• Many an expedition hiree