Everest Base Camp, Nepal (CNN) Our helicopter lands in Lukla, a small town best known for being the gateway to Mount Everest . 'We saw dead bodies'As our helicopter descends and lands at base camp, the altitude hits like a ton of bricks. The CNN team at Mount Everest base camp. Mount Everest base camp is seen on Tuesday. Nirmal, the climber who took that viral photograph, says the mountain itself quickly throws a climber's hubris into perspective.

Source: CNN May 29, 2019 02:32 UTC