1. Trekking and Climbing in the Solukhumbu District of Nepal: Impact on Socioeconomic Status and Health of Lowland Porters 
Angharad Law, George W. Rodway, PhD 
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 
Volume 19, Issue 3, Pages (September 2008)
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2. Figure 1
Altitude change and distance covered between Jiri and Everest Base Camp.
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3. Figure 2
Nepalese porters use special equipment for load carrying: a tumpline (namlo) links the forehead to a basket (doko), which leans along the bent back and is periodically rested on a T-shaped stick (tokma), also used as an alpenstock.
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4. Figure 3 A group of young porters on the trail just outside of Jiri.
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