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Rudi Maxwell

To Kathmandu with didgeridoo: Blak Trekkers on Everest

The Blak Trekkers made their pilgrimage in support of the First Nations Lived Experience Centre. (HANDOUT/JOSHUA CREAMER)

When Jeremy Donovan was packing for Mount Everest, the top item on his list was his yigi yigi - the Kuku Yalanji word for yidaki or didgeridoo.

And while carrying the iconic instrument at altitude for seven days was difficult, he reckons it was worth it to become the first Aboriginal person to play didge at the famed peak's South Base Camp.

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