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The next major goal for the team was to climb up to Kala Patthar at 5,550 m, which is the vantage
point for Everest. Only half of the group, myself included, got ready next day before the sunrise and

trek further. “Harder the Climb - Better the View”, the climb was strenuous one but I was rewarded
with breath-taking views of spectacular mountains like Everest, Pumori, Linftrend, Changtse,
Nuptse, Lhotse, Amadablam, and Thamserku.
Emotion catches me by surprise. Until that stage, I had not realized how much it could mean for me
to stand in that magical place on earth. I felt elated, privileged, tired but happy and most of all so

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