On Trek to Everest, A Chance to Push Boundaries, Find Peace

We reach Everest Base Camp on a sunny but chilly afternoon, after an eight-day trek that stretched our physical and mental limits.   Aching knees from steep descents and headaches from mild altitude sickness are forgotten as the yellow and orange tents for the summit-bound, framed by some of Himalaya's highest snow-capped peaks, come into view.   We stay for only about an hour on a hill overlooking the camp, pitched near Everest's Khumbu icefall. We take...

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