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 8,000ft (2,438m) to ...

Julia Lyubova, 44, summited Mount Everest in the spring of 2025. Months after her return from the tallest mountain in the ...

A nine-year-old boy and his dad have completed a gruelling 12-day trek to Mount Everest Base Camp. Rio, of Spondon in Derby, ...

It’s my answer when friends and family inquire about my trek to Everest Base Camp. And it was, of course. But it’s a somewhat deceptive answer, because it’s not an easy question. Everest (Christine ...

By some metrics, Everest most certainly is the tallest mountain in the world—standing at an impressive 29,031.69 feet —but it ...

From altitude struggles to packing the right gear, here's everything you need to know before taking on the legendary trek to the Everest Base Camp. Siddhi Mishra, aged two-and-a-half-years who hails ...

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