Many people each year go Everest Base Camp trekking, but there are some for whom this isn’t a possibility, for various reasons – as well as those who simply don’t enjoy trekking, but would still like a close-up look at the world’s tallest mountain.  In the past, the only way to get [...]

A hundred years ago, Namche Bazaar was a small trading post where locals bartered yak cheese and butter for foods grown at lower altitudes. This changed after 1953, when Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay showed that Everest could be climbed. Other mountaineers and trekkers wanted to repeat Hillary [...]

Whether it’s their final destination, a way station on the way to the very top, or even for those just contemplating the journey, climbers through the ages have been fascinated by Everest Base Camp. Trekking and climbing to the top of Everest has been a dream of mountaineers for generations, ever [...]

The challenge of conquering the highest peak in the world is a common childhood dream. But only an elite and determined few actually carry that dream through to fruition to plant a flag atop the majestic Mt Everest. It takes more than just a yearning for adventure to summit a mountain as tough as Everest. [...]

The Annapurna circuit takes you to the foot of one of the 14 highest peaks in the world – Mount Annapurna – and on April 26th 2010 one young woman made history by becoming the first female climber ever to conquer all 14 of those peaks, saving Mount Annapurna, the highest point of the Annapurna [...]

On the 17th of May 2010, Bonita Norris returned to the safety of Everest Base Camp, trekking down to meet her team and earn a place in history as the youngest Briton ever to summit the world’s highest peak.
At the age of 22, Bonita (from Berkshire, Great Britain) has eclipsed the record of Victoria James, [...]