If you’re planning to make an Everest Base Camp trek, chances are you know some of the local mythology about the mountain – almost everyone has heard of the Yeti, or “Abominable Snowman”, and no one would be surprised to know that Everest was considered a god’s abode, or a god in its own right, in old mythologies...

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...

So you’ve arrived safely at Everest Base Camp, and are wondering what it would be like to ascend all the way and reach the pinnacle that is the dream of so many – to reach the summit of Mount Everest...

By now, most people have heard of Bonita Norris who climbed her way into the record books by becoming the youngest Briton ever to summit the world’s highest peak – Mount Everest...

An Everest Base Camp trek is, for many, the challenge of a lifetime and the culmination of much time spent in training and preparation...

Everest Poker is an online gaming community with a story to tell It began as a small online provider of games, which was fairly immune to the impact of poker handgrabbers and datamining...

“Hello Mum I’m calling from the top of the world...

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...

In April 2010, every commuter in London knew the face of Bonita Norris after she made the papers by becoming the youngest woman to summit Mount Manaslu...

Willi Unsoeld, a member of the first American expedition to conquer Mount Everest in 1963 once maintained, “You’ve climbed the highest mountain in the world...

With one of the world’s iconic mountains under her belt, film star Jessica Biel already has her sights set on visiting another...

Canada and South Africa are not the only countries where tourism is closely linked with sport Ahead of Nepal’s Tourism Year of 2011, the Himalayan country is hoping to boost tourism and capitalise on the popularity of Everest Base Camp...

There’s something about Mount Everest (8,848 metres) that repeatedly attracts members of the military to its slopes...

For many people, television and film images are their only window onto Mount Everest (8,848m) However, TV pictures rarely manage to capture and preserve for prosperity the unique majesty of the mountain...

We all know that Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary were the first mountaineers to conquer Mount Everest (8,848 m), and many of us will have heard that Sir Ranulph Fiennes was the first British pensioner to make the summit in 2009...

The Everest Base Camp Trek, through the soaring Himalayan mountain range, presents a (manageable) physical challenge, a psychological reward, and an uplifting experience to treasure for a lifetime...

Ever wondered what the world looks like from Everest Base Camp In the last sixty years only a few thousand people have been able to look down on the world from Everest’s peak, but access to the camp below is not restricted only to Sherpas and mountaineers with ambitions of reaching the summit...

Remarkable things happen around Everest Base Camp It is more than a staging point for mountaineering expeditions; it is a popular trekking destination, a forum for important global issues, and a place where people test themselves and achieve monumental goals...

It was almost inevitable that a high mountain like Mount Everest (8,848m) would become a high profile platform for environmental issues...

The world’s highest mountain has found itself at the centre of the global debate on the environment In recent years, mountaineers at Everest Base Camp have attracted criticism because of the accumulated high-altitude litter left by summit expeditions...

Most people can only dream of seeing the earth from space; and reaching the summit of Mount Everest (8,848 metres) is a formidable challenge that fewer than 3,000 people have ever achieved...

The majority of Everest’s visitors reach Everest Base Camp by trekking along the classic trails through Nepal...

The pioneering but unsuccessful summit attempt of George Leigh Mallory is one of the most famous Everest treks in history...

Sir Ranulph Fiennes, one of Britain's finest adventurers, famous for polar expeditions and feats of endurance, has published his memoirs following his expeditions up Mount Everest (8848 m) the world's highest mountain...

Yaks are synonymous with life at high altitudes They are strong creatures capable of carrying heavy loads, but more than this, they are the ultimate all-purpose beasts of burden...

For a long time Everest Trekking was seen as a male-dominated pursuit, with the majority of climbers to have made the peak being men...

The Everest Base Camp Trek is quite an undertaking, so can you imagine how athletes do it at running pace...

Mt Everest is the highest peak in the world...

Ever wondered what kind of food is best for an Everest trekking holiday Read on to find out about the Nepalese cuisine and energy foods you can enjoy on an Everest Base Camp Trek...

Sir Edmund Hillary is an inspirational figure whose achievements have made him a record breaker and a modern hero in the eyes of New Zealanders, mountaineers and Everest trekkers alike...