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George Dijmarescu, clockwise from bottom right, Dawa Nuru Sherpa - a Sherpa working for the Connecticut Everest Expedition who was a Buddhist monk for eight years, Dawa Sherpa and Lhakpa Sherpa, top right, pray before heading up Mount Everest on their summit bid Monday, May 17.
George Dijmarescu, clockwise from bottom right, Dawa Nuru Sherpa - a Sherpa working for the Connecticut Everest Expedition who was a Buddhist monk for eight years, Dawa Sherpa and Lhakpa Sherpa, top right, pray before heading up Mount Everest on their summit bid Monday, May 17.