Everest Trek Guide

Island Peak is where trekkers become climbers. The mountain the maps call Imja Tse rises to 6,189 metres above the Chhukung valley, and combining it with the Everest Base Camp trek is the most reliable way to stand on a […]

Choosing the best Everest Base Camp trek company is the single most important decision you’ll make before traveling to Nepal. The Everest Base Camp Trek is not a casual mountain holiday; it is a high-altitude expedition through the Khumbu region, […]

Most trekkers who come to the Everest region stay in teahouses, the family-run lodges that line the trail from Lukla to base camp. The teahouse system is excellent. But there is another way to do this trek, one that puts […]

The Three Passes Trek is Nepal’s most complete Khumbu experience and the natural next step for trekkers who have completed Everest Base Camp and want to go deeper into the region. Where the EBC route follows a single valley from […]

Solo female trekking to Everest Base Camp is not only possible but increasingly common, and women who have done it consistently describe it as one of the most rewarding experiences of their lives. The Khumbu region of Nepal has a […]

The Everest Base Camp trek is one of the most photographed journeys on Earth, and for good reason. The route from Lukla to Gorakshep passes through a concentration of visual drama that few places on the planet can match: the […]

Sagarmatha National Park is one of the most extraordinary protected landscapes on Earth. Established in 1976 and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979, this 1,148 square kilometre park in northeastern Nepal encompasses the world’s highest peaks, the legendary […]

The question of whether to hire a guide for the Everest Base Camp trek was, for many years, a matter of personal preference. Some trekkers went independently with a map and a teahouse booking; others hired professional guides. In 2023, […]

The Gokyo Lakes are among the most beautiful high-altitude lakes in the world. Sitting at over 4,700 metres in the Ngozumpa Glacier valley of the Khumbu region, the five main lakes of the Gokyo system glow with an extraordinary turquoise […]

There is no viewpoint in the world quite like Kala Patthar. At 5,645 metres above sea level, the small rocky summit above Gorakshep delivers what is almost universally agreed to be the finest view of Mount Everest available to a […]