for the people of the Himalayas the Yeti has been part of their culture for
has been part of their culture for
has been part of their culture for centuries
for the West though our obsession as a
for the West though our obsession as a precise starting point November 1951 it
precise starting point November 1951 it
precise starting point November 1951 it all began with a photograph the man who
all began with a photograph the man who
all began with a photograph the man who took that photograph was 44 year old
took that photograph was 44 year old
took that photograph was 44 year old British Mountaineer Eric Shipton
ahem Alea veteran who put together a
ahem Alea veteran who put together a small expedition that included a younger
small expedition that included a younger
small expedition that included a younger climber eager for more experienced admin
climber eager for more experienced admin
climber eager for more experienced admin Hillary the feature conqueror of Everest
Shipton Hillary and the others weren’t
Shipton Hillary and the others weren’t here looking for the Yeti but they were
here looking for the Yeti but they were
here looking for the Yeti but they were here looking for something almost as
here looking for something almost as
here looking for something almost as elusive back in the early 1950s for 30
elusive back in the early 1950s for 30
elusive back in the early 1950s for 30 years the best climbers in the world had
years the best climbers in the world had
years the best climbers in the world had been trying to find a manageable route
been trying to find a manageable route
been trying to find a manageable route to the tallest mountain on earth Everest
to the tallest mountain on earth Everest
to the tallest mountain on earth Everest and it’s just over there you can just
and it’s just over there you can just
and it’s just over there you can just see the top of lot C which is the
see the top of lot C which is the
see the top of lot C which is the mountain near us if it was a cloudless
mountain near us if it was a cloudless
mountain near us if it was a cloudless sky beyond it he would just see the
sky beyond it he would just see the
sky beyond it he would just see the summit of Everest itself it’s exactly
summit of Everest itself it’s exactly
summit of Everest itself it’s exactly the view Shipton would have got it’s
the view Shipton would have got it’s
the view Shipton would have got it’s only 15 kilometres away but to get to
only 15 kilometres away but to get to
only 15 kilometres away but to get to just the base camp of Everest it’s a
just the base camp of Everest it’s a
just the base camp of Everest it’s a grueling five day walk
okay call me lazy
okay call me lazy but there’ll be no five-day walk for me
before I fly up there though I need a
before I fly up there though I need a quick lesson as we’re taking emergency
quick lesson as we’re taking emergency
quick lesson as we’re taking emergency oxygen with us Marc may need it at
oxygen with us Marc may need it at
oxygen with us Marc may need it at 18,000 feet the air at base camp is
18,000 feet the air at base camp is
18,000 feet the air at base camp is seriously thin so how does this work
seriously thin so how does this work
seriously thin so how does this work take me through it
take me through it
take me through it Marc and his team are not fully
Marc and his team are not fully
Marc and his team are not fully acclimated to high altitude so to avoid
acclimated to high altitude so to avoid
acclimated to high altitude so to avoid getting seriously ill only a few hours
getting seriously ill only a few hours
getting seriously ill only a few hours can be spent at base camp Shipton’s team
can be spent at base camp Shipton’s team
can be spent at base camp Shipton’s team did it on foot
did it on foot
did it on foot allowing their bodies to acclimate
allowing their bodies to acclimate
allowing their bodies to acclimate slowly to having less oxygen as they
slowly to having less oxygen as they
slowly to having less oxygen as they sought out that elusive route to the
sought out that elusive route to the
sought out that elusive route to the world’s highest mountain
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