Introduction Nepal, home to eight of the arena’s 14 highest peaks, is a the accommodation of the glorified soul for trekkers ...

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

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The 5-foot-7, 150-pound native of Nepal’s Khumbu region has reached ... Ngima grew up in a village near Namche Bazaar, the commercial center of the Sherpa people, located in a valley 20 miles ...

Today, Nepal is building multi-billion dollar hydropower projects and importing fancy electrical appliances. But few know ...

The Everest Base Camp trek offers a bucket-list adventure for trekkers worldwide, with costs varying significantly based on the level of service, trek duration, and additional options. On average, a ...

Ngima Nuru Sherpa is small in stature, but he stands tall in the annals of Mount Everest. The 5-foot-7, 150-pound native of ...

“Helicopter tourism” that brings trekkers to Base Camp of Sagarmatha (Everest) in Nepal and bypasses the ... or 12,402 feet), a small settlement above Namche Bazaar, the main gateway to ...