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The Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon drops 1,920 vertical metres over 26.2 miles from the base of the world's tallest mountain — and a Nepali…
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 17, 2026
Every 29 May, a few hundred runners line up at 5,334m above sea level — thinner air than the summit of most of the world's highest peaks outside the Himalaya and Karakoram — and start running. Not climbing. Running. The Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon, first…
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You don't have to race it You do not need to be a marathon runner to stand at that same start line. Every runner in this race first has to trek in to Base Camp along the same trail our Everest Base Camp trek follows over 12–14 days, acclimatising properly…
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