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The First Ascent of Everest - Part 2: Setting out into the unknown
The expedition departed from the hum of cities, trading the fever of planning for the rhythmic pulse of travel. Pavement and traffic faded away, replaced by gravel roads and rutted earth. With each mile, the landscape transformed, narrowing into ridgelines and terraces. The world simplified into the essentials of movement and survival.
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