The Conquest of Everest
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Tensing's Adventures in Nepal
350 locals are employed to carry provisions in traditional wicker baskets on their backs, held in place by leather straps. Each Sherpa hauls a 40-pound load, plus a bamboo walking stick to steady himself on uneven ground. The team use rickety bridges to cross rivers, whose water has been turned a milky white colour by melted snow. After two weeks of walking, in March 1953, they reach base camp but still can't see Everest because it is hidden behind other peaks. Hear the wind howls all day. The only other sound is the ice cracking and rumbling. Sometimes there is a noise like a train, or lunch falling in the distance. Hearing the wind how
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