New rules are changing the Everest Base Camp hiking experience, aiming to protect the Himalayas’ Sherpa communities and help trekkers make a more positive impact. New rules are changing the Everest Base Camp hiking experience to combat overtourism and ...

The Everest Base Camp (EBC) trek, is globally popular as one of the world's most sought-after trekking experiences

Have you ever dreamed of standing in the shadows of the world’s highest peak, feeling the crisp mountain air, watching the sun light up Everest’s icy crown, and realizing you’ve walked your way into one of Earth’s most extraordinary landscapes.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Next week, I set off on one of the biggest adventures of my life so far – trekking to Everest Base Camp. Over 11 days, I’ll hike a 80 miles (130km) roundtrip, and climb around 8 ...

Ever year, several thousand hikers complete the trek to Mount Everest Base Camp. After completing the adventure, a small portion of them feel inspired to pursue an even greater challenge—climbing to the top. It’s no secret that many of the guiding ...

Some 40,000 people trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal every year. This past spring, a crew from 60 Minutes joined them – hiking for 10 days, sometimes on all fours, in all kinds of weather. The trip began at the gateway to Mount Everest at Lukla, one of ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — There are few sights in the entire world–few iconic horizons–that can make you stop in your tracks and struggle for words. But Mount Everest and its supporting cast of monstrous peaks, do exactly that. Just getting anywhere near ...

This season, climbers attempted the 8,849-metre peak from the Nepal side after China closed the northern route through Tibet

Tourists in Kathmandu are tempted everywhere by advertisements for trekking expeditions to Everest Base Camp. If you didn’t know better, you might think it’s just a nice hike in the Nepalese countryside. Typically the lower staging post for attempts on ...