THE CLOSEST AIRPORT FROM THE MT. EVEREST IS MORE THAN 60 KILOMETRES FAR AWAY. IT IS A 9 DAY OF WALKING WHERE CLIMBERS HAS TO CARRY THEIR HUGE BACKPACKS WITH ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT. VERY OFTEN CLIMBERS COME TO THE BASE CAMP VERY EXHAUSTED WITHOUT ENOUGH ENERGY TO CLIMB ON THE SUMMIT OF MT. EVEREST.
