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This morning, for the first time since April 28, Team Marie Curie are back on Everest.
They woke at 3.30am for breakfast and set off at 4am. Still dark; the twinkling headtorches of the Sherpas could be seen bobbing up the Icefall. Sherpas in Team Marie Curie’s camp lit juniper for good luck before setting off.
Dawn [...]
Team Marie Curie is accompanied by Sherpas for their expedition to the summit of Everest. The Sherpa – ‘eastern people’ – live in the Khumbu Valley, the national park surrounding Everest and originate from Eastern Tibet.
Sherpas are employed by Everest mountaineers as guides and double up as porters, carrying some of the supplies and heavier [...]
Team Marie Curie has trekked to the Khumbu Icefall from Everest Base Camp, as part of the ongoing acclimatisation process essential for a successful summit of the mountain.
The group left their tents at 5.30am and headed for the Icefall, which is found at an altitude of 5,486 metres at the head of the Khumbu Glacier, [...]
