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Creative ideas and art transport Tirana, Albania’s lively capital city, far from its Communist past.
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MOUNT EVEREST BASE CAMP, NEPAL Hundreds of international mountaineers journey to Mount Everest each spring hoping to make a successful ascent of the world’s highest peak. The vast majority of their time, however, isn’t spent climbing up the flank of the mountain. It’s spent resting, acclimatizing, and preparing at the mountain’s two principle base camps, one on the Nepal side and one on the opposite side of the mountain in Tibet. Life at base camp is an odd mix of mundane domesticity, logistical challenges, and the occasional flash of life-or-death drama. --- Since commercial climbing trips began on Mount Everest in the 1990s, tourism to the peak has soared, creating a bustling city at 17,500 feet at the base of the Khumbu Glacier in Nepal. Here is a look at some points of interest in the temporary, thin-air metropolis. Heli-pad, south: Helicopters help evacuate sick or injured clients for care in Kathmandu. In recent years, the use of helicopters has increased greatly in Nepal. National Geographic Camp: For the 2019 climbing season, a National Geographic Society team is busy doing scientific research. Everest Link: Climbers stay connected with the rest of the world through pre-paid high-speed broadband Internet cards. Nepali-owned Everest Link sells the cards to both guided clients and locals. Everest E.R. tent: The Himalayan Rescue Association’s “Everest ER” provides walk-in services for basic ailments. For more serious concerns, patients are evacuated to Kathmandu via helicopter. As climbers move higher up the mountain, their bodies are increasingly at risk for a number of ailments, including pulmonary edema, cerebral edema, and blood embolisms. Big Dome Tent: The guide service Climbing the Seven Summits has a huge dome tent in the center of camp, which has clear panels for epic views of the surrounding peaks. Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee Camp: This NGO established in 1991 by the people of the Khumbu region manages solid waste removal from camp and along the trekking trails. Heli-pad, north: Helicopter services are big business in Nepal, where aspiring climbers trek for a week to arrive at base camp. Those willing to pay the high fees can hire a helicopter to reduce travel times between villages.
