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Climbers using ladder and rope to cross crevasses during their expedition to Everest. Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and seven…

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Indian team crossing crevasses and seracs using ladder and rope at Khumbu icefall during their expedition to Everest.

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Climbers start their journey to the Mount Everest Base Camp. Porters join the trek carrying gear for the climbers.

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Climbers use ladder to cross crevasses during Mount Everest expedition. A serac is a large freestanding column of glacial ice formed when a glacier is broken up by intersecting crevasses, in icefalls or on the faces of the terminal ends .

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Mount Everest climbers head towards the camp during their Indian Army expedition 2001. Sunrise break over the Mount Everest in the Nepal Himalaya.

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Mountaineers walking on a ladder across a glacial crevasse. Located in the Himalayas Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain above sea level at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft).

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Nepal's customs officers check Indian Army trucks as they visit Nepal for Mount Everest expedition.

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Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and seven Sherpas on the summit.

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Mt Everest climbing has proved to be a benchmark of climbing achievement. The mountain receives around 1000 summit attempts every year. Everest can be climbed both from the southern side Nepal and northern side Tibet.

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View of a large tented city for climbers at Everest Base camp in Nepal. Tented accommodation for mountaineers at Everest base Camp. Nowhere in the world is more spectacular than in the Everest region.

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Climbers head towards Everest's higher camps, as they negotiate crevasses and seracs at the Khumbu icefall.

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Climbers on their way to Bhandar during their expedition to Everest. Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and seven Sherpas on the s…

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View of a large tented city for climbers at Everest Base camp in Nepal. Tented accommodation for mountaineers at Everest base Camp. Nowhere in the world is more spectacular than in the Everest region.

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View of avalanche thunders down near Everest Base camp in Nepal. Nowhere in the world is more spectacular than in the Everest region. It is where four of the world's six tallest peaks Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt.

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We saw these confident Tibetan Snowcock en route Everest Base Camp, on the Bupsa track. They happily walk around some bridge construction material that is lying around oblivious of the human presence, having got inured to the presence of n…

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The 22-member team led by ace mountaineer Colonel Ajay Kothiyal was flagged off by Army Deputy Chief Lt Gen Ramesh Halgali on March 12.

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Indian Army team take a break playing games en route Gorakshep during Everest expedition. Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and s…

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Climbers reach Buland Danda during their expedition to Everest. Climbers are taking a tea break after a trying trek from Bhandar to Buland Danda, Nepal.

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Climbers walking to the top carrying their equipments and yaks are used to carry loads during the Everest expedition.

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Mount Everest climbers head towards the top crossing seracs and crevasses using ladder during their expedition. One of the famous features of climbing Everest are the ladders used to cross crevasses.

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Everest climbers take a break clicking pictures of the Himalayan peaks at the Base camp. Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and se…

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Cimbers take a break at a tea house during their expedition to Everest.

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Indian Army's mountaineer reach Everest Base Camp, Nepal. The 22-member team led by ace mountaineer Colonel Ajay Kothiyal was flagged off by Army Deputy Chief Lt Gen Ramesh Halgali on March 12.