Mt Everest

Everest has 5 main camps. Base camp and then Camps 1,2,3 and 4. It is important that hikers stop at each of these camps to rest, acclimatise to the new altitude and replenish supplies.  Acclimatisation involves the body modifying its 'oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood' (Bindles, Holden and Mayhew, 2009:395).  If hikers do not stop to adjust to the conditions, they can become seriously ill with altitude sickness and even risk death.  At the camps hikers also pick up new oxygen cylinders, food, water and other supplies.(Cadwalladr, 2017)