Graeme Kemlo finds out about Amelia Old’s latest adventure as the young mother and wife from Carolina USA sets out on her Hike For Hope, during which she will tackle the Mount Everest basecamp – 17,598 feet (more than 5300 metres high) , but first she has to overcome her fear of landing on the world’s most dangerous airport Lukla. It is at 9500 feet elevation , has a very short 1700 feet long runway which has a 2000 foot drop off at the end. She’s not sure if she’ll cry or vomit,. But she does not even ride roller coasters.
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