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My Scholarship entry - Of Mountains and Men

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Yaks are indispensable for transporting goods in the high altitude regions of the Himalayas. They can carry over 100 kgs of cargo over precarious terrain. Without them, I would have only made it to base camp with the clothes on my back.

On day five we spent another two nights at Dingboche acclimatizing at 14,800 feet. Cradled in a small valley with a village population of 200, there wasn't much to do there but find inventive ways to play hacky sack with our accompanying sherpas.

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The burden of the Sherpa never failed to astound me. Even though their herculean feats were far beyond my human capacity, I was always inspired to persevere because of them. They are probably the single biggest reason I was able to make it to Everest Base Camp and back, and for that I'm forever humbled and grateful.

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My Scholarship entry - Of Mountains and Men

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