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Wheelchair-bound Woman Reaches Everest Base Camp

By Kirsty Parsons - 2nd October 2011
in Walking & Trekking , The Himalaya , Walking and Trekking , Everest Base Camp

Wheelchair-bound Woman Reaches Everest Base Camp

We have recently heard about a wonderful story: a wheelchair-bound woman, Pippa Blake, managed to fulfil her lifelong dream of reaching Everest Base Camp.... Read more

How fit do you need to be to go Everest trekking?

How fit do you need to be to go Everest trekking?

It is a misconception that you must be young and super-strong in order to go Everest trekking, that is not the case! Age is irrelevant, as long you build up your fitness beforehand. It sounds simple, but the best way to prepare for a trek is to go walking! At least two months before you depart, extend the length of your... Read more

What is the best time of year to complete an Everest Base Camp trek?

What is the best time of year to complete an Everest Base Camp trek?

Everest Base Camp is one of the world's most iconic locations and the trek to reach it is undoubtedly one of the most sought after and well-known treks in the world. If. you are to maximise your chances of completing it, you need to know the best time to go.... Read more

Trekking in Nepal – the top 5 questions

Trekking in Nepal – the top 5 questions

We get lots of queries from people who are heading off to Nepal for the first time to do an Annapurna trek or to go Everest trekking, as well as from those who’ve got the bug and are looking to go back for more. So, we thought we’d reveal the top five questions.... Read more

Chhurim Sherpa Sets New Everest Record

By Niki Morgan - 29th June 2011
in Walking & Trekking , The Himalaya , Walking and Trekking , Everest Base Camp

Chhurim Sherpa Sets New Everest Record

27-year-old Chhurim Sherpa of Nepal has set a new Everest record: she climbed from base camp to the summit and back twice in just 11 days. Her experience prior to this extraordinary feat included a successful... Read more

The Everest Pyramid

By Kirsty Parsons - 20th May 2011
in Walking & Trekking , The Himalaya , Walking and Trekking , Everest Base Camp

The Everest Pyramid

Few Everest Base Camp trekkers expect to find a pyramid high in the Himalaya. Covered in solar panels and sitting atop a low stone building, the Everest Pyramid is a strange sight among the rock and snow of the mountains.... Read more

Enjoy Mani Rimdu while Everest Base Camp Trekking

By Kirsty Parsons - 16th May 2011
in Walking & Trekking , The Himalaya , Walking and Trekking , Everest Base Camp

Enjoy Mani Rimdu while Everest Base Camp Trekking

Many people who go Everest Base Camp trekking spend a lot of time imagining the end goal: reaching the Base Camp and gazing up at the peak of the world's tallest mountain. What they all find is that the journey itself... Read more

Gourmet Cuisine on Everest

By Kirsty Parsons - 30th March 2011
in The Himalaya , Everest Base Camp

Gourmet  Cuisine on Everest

While Everest Base Camp trekkers eat very well at tea houses along the route, anyone who then embarks on an Everest summit attempt will be faced with a diet that is typically more practical than delicious.... Read more

Historic Postcards of Mt Everest

By Kirsty Parsons - 23rd February 2011
in Walking & Trekking , The Himalaya , Walking and Trekking , Everest Base Camp

Historic Postcards of Mt Everest

Photos of Mt Everest, whether taken from afar across the Tibetan plateau or from the Everest Base Camp on the southern side, exist in their thousands as treks and tours open up this spectacular mountain to visitors from... Read more

Great Grandmother Reaches Everest Base Camp

By Mountain Kingdoms - 8th January 2011
in Walking & Trekking , The Himalaya , Walking and Trekking , Everest Base Camp

Great Grandmother Reaches Everest Base Camp

A surprising member joined one Everest Base Camp trekking group earlier this year: Coleene Tudor, a 70-year-old great-grandmother from Hereford in the United Kingdom. ... Read more

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