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You are probably not aware that 2003 is the 50th anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest when Edmund Hillary alongwith Sherpas had made it to the highest point on mother earth. And on this occasion, the grandson of the only surviving Sherpa is preparing for a big celebration. He has managed to setup an internet cafe at the Everest base camp. Using a satellite dish, some WiFi radios and bandwidth from an Isreali ISP, he is providing Internet access to climbers on expedition. Given that a climb to Mount Everest makes your pocket lighter by about US$65000 , Internet access can cost you US$2000 per expedition. Anyway, hats off to the enterprising Tsering Gyaltsen.