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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

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 Chortens of Nepal

The Chortens of Nepal

Wherever you trek in the Himalaya – on the Annapurna Circuit, trekking to Everest Base Camp or on a Mera Peak trek – you will encounter chortens (also known as stupas). ... 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

What Experience Do You Need To Go Mera Peak Trekking?

What Experience Do You Need To Go Mera Peak Trekking?

Have you got a long-held ambition to reach the summit of Mera Peak? Trekking up to the summit at nearly 6,500m is a serious undertaking but is nevertheless the perfect challenge for fit and ambitious trekkers... 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

Mani Stones

Mani Stones

Across the Himalaya, whether on an Everest Base Camp trek, the Annapurna Circuit or elsewhere, visitors will undoubtedly encounter mani stones: large and small stones engraved with a short piece of writing in Tibetan, propped up against a large rock or forming an entire wall alongside part of the track. ... 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

High Speed Internet at Everest Base Camp

By Mountain Kingdoms - 19th November 2010
in Walking & Trekking , The Himalaya , Walking and Trekking , Everest Base Camp

High Speed Internet at Everest Base Camp

Those on an Everest Base Camp trek in Nepal have recently gained a new luxury: along with some of the world’s most elevated hot showers and inside toilets, Everest Base Camp trekkers now have access to high speed 3G internet. ... Read more

Jordan Romero Goes for the Youth Record on Everest

By Guest Blogger - 29th April 2010
in Walking & Trekking , The Himalaya , Walking and Trekking , Everest Base Camp

Jordan Romero Goes for the Youth Record on Everest

The excitement has been building steadily over the last few weeks and finally the expedition is under way. Earlier this week Jordan Romero, 13, set off from Everest Base Camp, trekking with his family towards the summit.... Read more

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