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One Foot - Everest Base Camp Trek
May 5th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
Far above a trip to the Caribbean or Antarctica on my bucket list is a journey into the depths of Nepal, and I can't help but feel jealous that my friend Bassam Tarazi beat me to it. Tucked above the northeast corner of India through a seam of the Himalayas, Nepal is the definition of adventure. It seems far enough away from the western world to be free of any nonsense like reality television ...
First summits of the year on Everest
May 6th, 2011 at 8:00AM: The first successful summits of Mt. Everest for the 2011 spring climbing season took place yesterday, and as you might guess, they were accomplished by a group of Sherpas. The six-man team stood on the highest point on the planet after fixing the ropes to the summit, the same ropes that will now be used by the foreign climbers who will soon begin the long, challenging climb for themselves.
Each ...Climate change bugs climbers on Everest
Oct 13th, 2009 at 8:30AM: In another ominous sign of global climate change, climbers on Mount Everest are reporting that they are finding house flies in Base Camp for the first time. According to this story from The Guardian, the insects began appearing earlier this year, catching mountaineers, including the Sherpas who call the Himalaya home, completely off guard. Everest BC sits at 5360 meters (17,585 feet), an altitude ...The Worlds Highest Photography and Videography Workshop
May 4th, 2009 at 8:30AM: A unique trek is about to get underway in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is a combination of adventure travel and photography/videography workshop that will see ten lucky people spending the next three weeks exploring the Himalaya, while receiving expert instruction in how to shoot better photographs and video. Everest Base Camp Trek 2009 is the brainchild of professional photographer Chris Marquardt, who ...How Convenient: A Highway to Mount Everest
Jun 19th, 2007 at 5:02PM: As if Mount Everest isn't getting enough traffic and trash....China announced it would start building a highway right up to the base camp at 5,200 meters (17,000 feet) next week, the Guardian reports. They want to get it completed by next year's Olympic Games to accommodate the influx of tourists.
Ain't a "free" market economy grand?
Not only that, in preparation for the Olympics, China has also ...
