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Start of the Journey
We flew from Kathmandu to Lukla. From there, we walked for seven
days to Base Camp on the south side of Mount Everest. We walked
slowly so we got used to the high altitude. Base Camp is 5380 metres
above sea level.

Khumbu Icefall
We spent the second week at Base Camp. Here, we got used to the
high altitude. Meanwhile, our sherpas set up ropes and ladders for
the climb up the Khumbu Icefall. The Khumbu Icefall is one of the
most dangerous parts of the climb. It is part of a glacier, which is
moving down the mountain. The ice is always moving and falling.
Huge pieces of ice can fall on you.

After a week at Base Camp, we began our climb up the Khumbu
Icefall. We started the climb during the night. The cold temperatures
make it safer because the ice on the Khumbu Icefall is frozen. By
the end of the day we reached Camp 1, which is 6,065 metres
above sea level.

Western Cwm
The next day, we walked up the Western Cwm, a gently rising
valley, to the base of Lhotse, the fourth highest mountain on
Earth. Camp 2 is here. Camp 2 is 6500 metres above sea level.
The Western Cwm is very quiet because the sides of the valley
keep the wind away. It can be very hot here. The following day,
we climbed up to Camp 3, which is on a small rock at 7,470
metres. From there, it was another 500 metre climb to Camp 4 at
7,920 metres.

The Death Zone
Then we entered the Death Zone. The high altitude and thin air
means humans can only stay here for two or three days. But to
reach the summit, we needed good weather, and in the Death
Zone, the weather can change very quickly.

It was a 12 hour, 1000 metre climb to the top of Mount Everest.
We left at midnight. First we reached "The Balcony" at 8,400
metres, where we could rest. From there, we walked through
deep snow to the South Summit (8750 metres). From the South
Summit we walked along the southeast ridge. It is very
dangerous here.

At the end of the ridge was the Hillary Step, a vertical rock face 12 metres high. We climbed this on ropes.
After the Hillary Step, we climbed a rocky slope to the summit and finally we were on top of the world! We
spent just half an hour there because we had to get back to Camp 4 before it got dark.

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