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Into Thin Air - EBC Trek 2

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Even after we safely arrived back in M'sia, I remained clueless on why I would embark on this journey to EBC. This not knowing business was a strange feeling...until I stumbled upon a famous quote by Sir George Mallory. Mallory was a reknown British mountaineer who perished in 1924 during his quest to scale Everest (before the successful attempt of Sir Edmund Hillary and Norgay Tenzing). When asked by reporters, "Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?", Sir George Mallory famously retorted, "Because it's there." My sentiments exactly...because it's there. Part 2 of the 13 day trek - Day 7 Dingboche (4360m) - Dulgha (4600m lunch break) - Lobuche (4940m) Day 8 Lobuche (4940m) - Gorakshep (5170m) - EBC (5364m) - Gorakshep Day 9 Gorakshep - Mt Kalapattar (5545m) - Periche (4280m) Day 10 Periche (4280m) - Deboche (3757m lunch break) - Sangnasa (3550m) Day 11 Sangnasa (3550m) - Namche Bazaar (3440m) Day 12 Namche Bazaar (3440m) - Chumoa (lunch break) - Phakding (26...

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