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Everest Base Camp is a little over 17,000 feet above sea level and Kala Pattar (the literal high point of this challenge) is 17,500 feet (compared to Mt. Snowdon's 3,500ft) make this a rather daunting challenge (and it gets more so the closer the departure date gets). I will be keeping an online travelogue, and this can be found at: http://www.mytripjournal.com/davesbasecamptrek2011

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