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Rush on Everest as Nepal lifts ban

Source: NewKerala

Kathmandu : Nepal | about 1 year ago

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A total of 41 expeditions have been shuttling from the base camp of Mt Everest to the third camp, located at an altitude of 7,374 m, to acclimatise themselves to the freezing cold and rarefied air, where breathing becomes an ordeal due to lack of oxygen.

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