Hundreds of people try and climb Mount Everest every year.
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So many climbers are trying to scale the world’s tallest mountain that in certain sections they have to wait in line before proceeding.
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The problem of having too many climbers is particularly bad at the Hillary Step, a bottleneck near the summit.
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To help alleviate the “death zone” that’s been created at the Hillary Step, Nepalese climbing specialists are installing a second rope.
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FILE – In this May 18, 2013 file photo released by Alpenglow Expeditions, a climber prepares to descend the Hillary Step as he makes his way down from the summit…
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FILE – In this Oct. 27, 2011 file photo, the last light of the day sets on Mount Everest as it rises behind Mount Nuptse as seen from Tengboche, in…
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