PHOTO 1 of 10 Sherpas and climbers gather in a puja to bless the climb. Prayer flags are strung above, and before them rises the Khumbu Icefall. Photo: Todd Burleson Collection BACK TO: [PHOTO INDEX] [EVEREST HOME]

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