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  2. Everest base camps - Wikipedia

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    The North Base Camp is accessed by vehicle through a 100 km (62 mile) road branching to the South from the Friendship Highway near Shelkar, at the southern foot of the 5,220-metre (17,130 ft) high Gyatso La pass. The road leads to Rongbuk Monastery, with dramatic views of the north face of Mount Everest. From the Rombuk guest house, all ...

  3. Ama Dablam - Wikipedia

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    They were well-acclimatised to altitude, having wintered over at 5,800 metres (19,029 ft) near the base of the peak as part of the 1960–61 Silver Hut expedition, led by Sir Edmund Hillary. [ 7 ] Situated at a distance of 162 km (101 mi) north of the provincial capital of Biratnagar and 152 km (94 mi) northeast to Kathmandu , Ama Dablam is the ...

  4. Now anyone can visit Mt. Everest - AOL

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    Google maps has added street view to the villages around Mt. Everest, allowing users to virtually explore Nepal's Khumbu region and trek to Everest Base Camp. Now anyone can visit Mt. Everest Skip ...

  5. Why you should swap Everest base camp’s crowds for ... - AOL

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    Trekking to K2’s base camp gives an alternative to the more commercialised Everest route in nearby Nepal, which sees 40,000 hikers annually compared to just 1,000 visitors here. While K2’s ...

  6. Gorakshep - Wikipedia

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    Gorak Shep was the original Everest Base Camp, being used by the Swiss mountain climbers in their attempt to climb the Everest in 1952. Later the camp was moved closer to the mountain, just below the Khumbu Ice Fall. Climbing time from Gorak Shep to the Everest Base Camp ranges from 1.5 to 2.5 hours, depending on the weather, acclimatization ...

  7. Great heights: Ellwood City woman journeys to Mount Everest ...

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    The photo doesn't show the tears of emotion she wept or suggest the hospital visit required amidst her 11-day Himalayan hike to an elevation of 17,598 feet.

  8. South Col - Wikipedia

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    Sketch map of Everest region. The South Col was first reached on 12 May 1952 by Aubert, Lambert, and Flory of Edouard Wyss-Dunant's Swiss Mount Everest Expedition which failed to reach the summit. [1] The following year, when Mount Everest was first climbed, Wilfrid Noyce and the Sherpa Annullu were the first climbers on the expedition to reach ...

  9. Mount Everest - Wikipedia

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    The closest sea to Mount Everest's summit is the Bay of Bengal, almost 700 km (430 mi) away. To approximate a climb of the entire height of Mount Everest, one would need to start from this coastline, a feat accomplished by Tim Macartney-Snape's team in 1990. Climbers usually begin their ascent from base camps above 5,000 m (16,404 ft).

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