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Eight Sherpa specialists rebuild 5,500 metres of rope and ladders across Everest's most lethal glacier every single climbing season — a job that…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 19, 2026
Before any client clips into a summit rope above Everest Base Camp, eight men have already crossed the mountain's most lethal ground — on purpose, dozens of times, for months on end. They are the Icefall Doctors, and their commute runs straight through the…
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What this means for you If you're trekking to Everest Base Camp rather than climbing beyond it, you'll never set foot in the icefall yourself — that's the domain of the eight men roped to what they built. But it's worth knowing it's there while you stand at…
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