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up through a broad open gully. At the top of the gully, glacier travel begins and proceeds up a steep snow and ice slope. From here, fixed ropes may be set up by the guides for the strenuous ascent of nearly 100 metres (330 ft) to the summit ridge. The climb to the summit is somewhat difficult
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To climb Island Peak, one has the option of starting from a base camp at 5,087 metres (16,690 ft) called
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552:"Newsletter of the Nepal Mountaineering Association"
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