Expeditions impacted by rule to replace cargo helicopters with yak trains
Everest Base Camp is ever-changing. The weather, the comings and goings, new world records — and the ice beneath. The night is punctuated by the…
The sun rises from behind Lho La on Thursday morning as seen from Base Camp. Photos: EELUM DIXITEverest Base Camp sits on a moving, melting…
Nepal's spring mountaineering season, just recovering from avalanches, earthquakes, and a year of Covid-19 lockdown is once more looking…
Despite Covid-19, Everest is more crowded this spring than at any time in climbing history
Namche Bazar, the gateway to Mt Everest, is currently abuzz with climbers and trekkers as they prepare to head towards Base Camp after the…
With new roads, Edmund Hillary’s favourite vantage point is more accessible to trekkers
The Everest Base Camp trek is arduous enough for fit people, but it can be even more difficult for someone over 70. And it is no mean feat if…
(against garbage and bad press)
Generally, it is the nature of Canada and the Canadians to be low-key, and that is how the North American nation’s approach has been to…
Scan the feedback section of travel sites: they are full of laments from frustrated trekkers stuck at Lukla’s Tenzing-Hillary Airport waiting…
At 7,193m Gurja Himal is not high by Himalayan standards, and is dwarfed by the rock and ice pyramid of Mt Dhaulagiri to the east. The mountain…
For many tourists trekking to Mt Everest Base Camp this autumn, the trip will be an adventure of a lifetime. The thin clear air, stark…
Industrial fire today in Chabahil saw locals using their bare hands to fill buckets with muddy water. It took 27 minutes for the first fire…
