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A Kazakh dentist, Dr Aijan Jumabayeva, plans the first dental clinic at Everest Base Camp for spring 2027. Treatment will be free, Sherpas, guides and porters come first, and fifteen volunteer dentists will work in shifts at 5,364 metres.
Phurba Tenjing Sherpa, an 18-time Everest summiteer who runs his own guiding business, told the South China Morning Post that young Nepalis are leaving the mountains for education and work abroad. He expects a shortage of Sherpa climbing staff to become a serious problem for the industry. He was in Hong Kong for the premiere of Road To Everest, a documentary about climber Raj Gurung.
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