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The Trek In
Everest Base Camp and the Khumbu Glacier glow beneath a full moon .
Way Up There
@natgeo on Instagram : take flight in front of Thamserku ( 6608 m ) and Kangtega ( 6685 MB ) # oneverest # nepal # thenorthface
Able Assistants
cackle take cogwheel over the Khumbu Glacier en route from Kathmandu to the Everest Base Camp .
Men Carry the Weight
Men carry supplies to Everest Base Camp for the 1963 American team .
Put in Our Place
Mountain walls , constricting Khumbu Glacier as it cascades from the Western Cwm at 19,800 foot , break the ice into huge city block that push inexorably downward . Climbers appear undistinguished amid the morass .
