Even after arriving at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, and meeting up with the guide company, it usually takes several more days and nights, by car and on foot, to reach the camp at 6000 meters altitude on Mount Everest.
But Wang Ye and his group had purchased the most luxurious package,
which was several times more expensive than the guide packages other tourists bought.
So the entire journey required only a fast pass by helicopter.
Until they reached the base camp at 6000 meters elevation, where helicopters could no longer operate.
They truly began their trekking ascent.
