KATHMANDU, May 8: A 52-year-old Nepali Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, bettering his own record for most number of times to scale the world’s highest peak, expedition planners said on Sunday. Kami Rita and his group of 11 Sherpa guides summitted the 8,848.86-metre peak at 6.55 pm (local time), said Dawa Sherpa, manager of Seven Summit Treks Pvt Ltd. The Sherpas made the expedition to fix ropes along the trekking route, to help climbers ahead of […]
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By Christopher Harris
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Dr. Pamela Jensen-Stanley made a 12-day trek on Mt. Everest in recent weeks, going over halfway up the mountain to the base camp â a rise of more than 17,000 feet.
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The 360 degree scenic views were one of Pamela Jensen-Stanley s favorite parts of her recent trek over halfway up Mt. Everest.
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As a podiatric surgeon, Dr. Pamela Jensen-Stanley, DPM, knows a lot about feet.
In climbing Mt. Everest, Jensen-Stanley applied one old but important lesson: that of making progress by continuing to put one foot in front of the other.
âThe mental challenge was probably the hardest part,â she said. âPhysically, it was reasonable to do for anyone reasonably athletically inclined, but you have to test yourself for the long haul, to tolerate the cold, to be worn out and keep going.â
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