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> We even "accidentally" landed in Tibet for 2 weeks and visited the Everest Base Camp near Shigatse.

Presumably with an entry permit and guide? I visited this camp, the one next to the Rongbuk Monastery, last year. It was quite a touristy spot. And the toilet facilities were horrendeous. There was an another base camp closer to the Everest, but only accessible if you have an "Everest permit". How was it 14 years ago?

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We had a local driver and a permit we got from a travel agency in Lhasa if I remember correctly. Unfortunately, I can't recall which base camp it was. The toilets were indeed horrible, one of the worst I've seen in my life for sure. There weren't that many tourists at that time. I remember a Chinese couple that had to use oxygen due to altitude sickness and some very fit Russians.

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