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In addition to being the highest point on Earth at 29,000 feet above sea level, Mount Everest is also one of the most sought ...

Prayer flags frame a rescue helicopter as it ferries the injured from Everest Base Camp on April 26, 2015, a day after an avalanche triggered by an earthquake devastated the camp.