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In Photos: Mount Everest Expeditions Then and Now

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The Trek In

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Everest Base Camp and the Khumbu Glacier glow beneath a full moon.

Way Up There

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@natgeo on Instagram: Flying in front of Thamserku (6608m) and Kangtega (6685m) #oneverest #nepal #thenorthface

Able Assistants

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Yaks carrying gear over the Khumbu Glacier en route from Kathmandu to the Everest Base Camp.

Men Carry the Weight

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Men carry supplies to Everest Base Camp for the 1963 American team.

Put in Our Place

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Mountain walls, constricting Khumbu Glacier as it cascades from the Western Cwm at 19,800 feet, break the ice into huge blocks that push inexorably downward. Climbers appear insignificant amid the morass.

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