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Mount Everest Can Only Be Climbed for About 10 Days a Year — Here's Why

The world's highest mountain sits in the direct path of the jet stream for 355 days of the year. Every spring, climbers and Everest Base Camp…

By Laxman Rawal · Jul 21, 2026

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Stand on the summit of Mount Everest on an ordinary day and you would not survive long enough to enjoy the view. For roughly 355 days of the year, the jet stream — a river of high-altitude wind that circles the planet — sits directly on top of the mountain…

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What this means for trekkers

What this means for you You don't need supplemental oxygen or a summit permit to feel the benefit of this same window. The identical spring weather pattern that finally lets climbers go up is also the clearest, calmest three-to-four-week stretch of the year…

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