Ian Taylor tackled the world's highest mountain in 2008 and has now offered insight to the realities of the challenge ...

Base camp occupies a site on the gravel plain below the Rongbuk Glacier at approximately 17,000 feet. Tents are set up on ... ABC is the Northeast shoulder of Everest with its famous Pinnacles.

helicopters will land and take off from three helipads in Everest Base Camp. Above that altitude, they can only fly rescue missions. There are also new, looser limits on the size of the tents in ...

Everest Base Camp is a pinnacle for adventurers and nature enthusiasts, offering a trek through Nepal's Khumbu region. Optimal seasons are spring and autumn for clear skies and moderate temperatures.

At Base Camp, they’ll find a bustling canvas town, with tents pitched and the Everest ER clinic already at work. Yet the commercial teams face confusion from new regulations established by the ...

We were a bit awestruck and proud to see the Rivers of Ice photo exhibit standing firm in the wind at Base Camp, with the mighty but rapidly melting Icefall rising up behind the yellow tent and ...

We were five Americans, our guide Sunil and six Sherpa porters. Our trek was from Lukla, Nepal to Mount Everest base camp.

Nepal is set to increase the cost of climbing Mount Everest, marking the first price hike for the world’s highest peak in nearly a decade. The permit fee will jump by 36%, rising from $11,000 to ...

The journey will culminate with the final march to the imposing Everest Base Camp. Our first major stop is at 3,440m above sea level. If Everest is both a hub of spiritualism and a centre of ...