Word: khumbu
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...over more than 11 months of the year, there is only a brief window of time when the peak can be reached. Thus, the second time the team heads up the mountain, time is as much an enemy as the mountainous terrain itself. The climbers cross the avalanche-ridden Khumbu Icefall for a second time en route to the top. When they reach their previous camp, the climbers split up with Vesturs taking the lead sans oxygen. Finally, the climbers reach the top but, as is often true of hard-earned achievements, they can only celebrate briefly before retreating...