Soon mobile phone reception on Mount Everest.

Mountaineering in the Himalayas is a risky venture. Soon to be mobile even at the highest mountain in the world to work: The Nepalese telephone company wants the region around Mount Everest with the mobile network.

 

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"Mama, I'm there now" - for such messages is likely climbers to the summit of 8848 meter high Mount Everest, which puff missing. But on the way up they should be using a mobile phone. Climbers may then forward information faster and in emergency assistance.

According to the Nepalese phone company the region around Mount Everest soon with the mobile network. A transmitter is next to the base camp established. So far had the tourists in the region of an expensive satellite phone at base camp use.

The Trekker popular Khumbu region is still hardly even the locals are now covered by the new network will benefit. Only last week, opened at 5180 meters altitude in this region's first Internet cafe.