KATHMANDU -- Pemba Sherpa was at the resting spot known as The Balcony, which, at 8,430 meters, is the last level area before the summit of Mount Everest, when he decided not to keep going up.
Everest climbers in April 2024: The mountain's high social media profile increasingly draws inexperienced foreign tourists with money to burn trying their luck at one of the world's best-known challenges. (Photo by Purnima Shrestha)
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