A team of 10 potential Everest summiteers pose for photographs during a media conference ahead of the first all-women Everest expedition in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Feb. 14. The team, considting of Nepalese women from varied backgrounds, aims to reach the roof of the world later this spring, helped by the world's fastest Everest summitter. They are, from left, front row: Aasha Kumari Singh, Shailee Basnet, Nima doma Sherpa and Pema Diki Sherpa; second row: Nawang Phuti Sherpa, Chunu Shrestha, Sushmita Maskey, Pujan Acharya, Usha Bist and Maya Gurung.
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