During massage, a therapist manipulates muscles and other soft tissues of the body to improve health and well being. Varieties of massage range from gentle stroking and kneading of muscles and other soft tissues to deeper manual techniques.
The weather and climate of Mount Everest is one of extremes. Temperatures at the summit are never above freezing and during January temperatures can drop as low as -60Â° C (-76Â° F). Despite the low temperatures the biggest issue faced by climbers are hurricane force winds and wind chill.
BILHAM: We've got a weather package here that's been tested for extreme conditions. Specially built for Mt. Everest, it is designed to function reliably at minus 55 degrees centigrade, and under wind stresses of 150 mph. We're actually not monitoring many parameters.