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Gorakshep or Gorak shep? —Preceding unsigned comment added by RJFJR (talkcontribs) 22:07, July 20, 2006

Hard to say for certain. As with many locations in Nepal (or so it seems to a Westerner as myself), several variations exist. Which is the official one can be hard to confirm. RedWolf 21:39, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The following publications/maps use "Gorak Shep": Trekking in the Everest Region, Trekking Map Khumbu by Shangri-la Maps, National Geopgraphic adventuremap Everst Base Camp. Steve Pastor (talk) 00:12, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fecal time bomb

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Might be interesting to add information from this article which mentions Gorak Shep https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/08/07/mount-everest-is-a-fecal-time-bomb-heres-one-mans-idea-for-handling-14-tons-of-poop/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4b0a4ecd92ee