Climbers and local guides carry camping gear up Mount Everest
CHAPTER 1 JOURNEY TO THE TOP Climbers and local guides set up tents on Mount Everest Before continuing up the mountain the climbers need to rest The air has less oxygen up here Climbers can get sick if they climb too quickly Their bodies have to get used to the higher elevation
Climbing Mount Everest is very dangerous There are four major camps on Everest After Camp 3 the air is too thin for humans to stay very long
Each climber wears boots with sharp metal spikes on the bottom The spikes dig into the snow and ice Climbers place their feet carefully There are places where the snow and ice drop into deep cracks Near the top of the mountain climbers use ropes to scale the steep sides Climbing Mount Everest is a goal for many experienced climbers It takes years of training The mountain challenges even the most skilled climbers Most Climbs Nepali mountain guide Kami Rita reached the peak for the twenty fourth time in 2019. That is the most times anyone has gone to the summit
