Before it can become fatal, altitude sickness, also known as mountain sickness, can cause symptoms like headache, shortness ...

The Puja Ceremony is a sacred Buddhist tradition that occurs before every climbing expedition in the Himalayas.

Trekking through Nepal isn’t just about hiking, it’s approximately residing in a dream underneath a number of the tallest ...

From here, climbers have a stupendous view of the upper 8,000 feet of Everest—the first glimpse of Everest's upper slopes since arriving at Base Camp ... assortment of prayer flags, remnants ...

This Everest season, Karl Egloff and Tyler Andrews will try speed ascents. Kaji Sherpa holds the record, set in 1998, but not ...

Vivian Lee arrived at Everest Base Camp on the afternoon of May 27 ... He could no longer see the red flags that marked the route. He stumbled in and out of a river along the trail, leaving ...

A tailor from Kerala, she swapped her sewing machine for trekking boots and, with no professional training, hiked her way to Everest Base Camp ... and waving the Indian flag high.

She marked her arrival at the 5,364-meter-high Everest Base Camp by draping a traditional Kerala 'kasavu' saree over her trekking gear and proudly waving the Indian flag. Ms Cheruveettil's journey ...

Draping in a traditional Kerala 'kasavu' saree over her trekking gear, she proudly waved the Indian flag. She began her ... Her journey to Everest Base Camp was never easy. Bad weather led to ...