A BAHRAINI father and his two teenage sons trekked through rain and snow up thousands of metres above sea level to reach Everest Base Camp (5,364m) on a family adventure.
They originally planned to travel in May to Nepal but the trip had to be postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic and plans frustratingly placed on hold despite all their preparations.
Fourteen-year-old Ali Shakeeb was aiming to achieve his dream of trekking along with his father Dr Ahmed Shakeeb, a retired plastic and burn surgeon, who has climbed to the camp more than 25 times since 1990.
The family had been training for months and 16-year-old Hamad successfully completed a technical climb of Island Peak (6,189m) after successfully climbing to the Everest Base Camp in 2019 with his dad.
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