Blog - The Himalaya
Enjoy Mani Rimdu En Route to Everest Base Camp
One festival that is certainly worth including on your trip to Everest Base Camp, is the Mani Rimdu Festival. A festival that is celebrated annually in accordance with the dates of the Tibetan lunar calendar.... Read more
Charity Chef to Serve Caviar on Everest
Arriving at Everest Base Camp tomorrow is a charity expedition aiming to raise money for the support of people with severe learning disablities by cooking.... Read more
Copenhagen Climate Conference
With the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen approaching, campaigners hope to tackle the problem of increased glacial melting in the South Asia region. The general degradation of mountain landscapes threatens to... Read more
Maltese Climbers on Cho Oyo
A team of climbers from Malta are breaking national records in the Khumbu. They are currently undertaking altitude training on the mighty Cho Oyu, the sixth highest of the world's peaks, ahead of their planned 2010 ... Read more
A photographic Everest trek
I spotted a post about the "world's highest photography" the other day. A photographic workshop is running a programme for cameramen who want to shoot footage of the amazing Everest trekking environment. ... Read more
Apa Sherpa Cleans Up Mount Everest
Following up on my earlier post on the heroic Apa Sherpa, I've found a nice ecology related post about cleaning up the world's highest mountain - Mount Everest.... Read more
The Edmund Hillary Trust
As it's the anniversary of Hillary's famous first summit success on Everest, I thought he deserved a mention. Sadly, he died last year, but he left behind The Edmund Hillary Trust.... Read more