Author: Bimmi Shrestha

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How to Prepare for the Everest Base Camp Trek?

Before we can even start talking about how to prepare for the Everest Base Camp trek, it is important to reframe the trek not as a challenge to overcome, but as a means to reset your body, brain, and breath. The goal is not to reenact the achievement rat race in a more exotic setting, […]

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Illustration map of Everest Base Camp

Essential Apps for the Everest Base Camp Trek [Updated: April 2026]

While the Everest Base Camp trek is known for its well-marked trails and lively teahouse routes, having the right digital tools can make the journey much smoother and more enjoyable. Navigation apps help you stay oriented even without internet, weather tools help you anticipate changing mountain conditions, and identification apps can deepen your appreciation of […]

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Helicopter Tour in Everest

Hotel Everest View: Visitor’s guide to the legendary hotel

At 13,000 feet level, where the air thins, prayer flags whisper, stands a hotel that almost shouldn’t exist: Hotel Everest View (HEV). Built when there were no roads, no airstrips, and barely any tourism infrastructure, this architectural marvel spearheaded tourism in the Everest region. From raw stones carved out of the hillside, to iron beams […]

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mountain teaser trees
’Going to the mountains
is going home.’
- John Muir
‘Great things are done when
men and mountains meet.’
- William Blake
‎’There is no such thing as bad weather,
only inappropriate clothing.’
- Sir Ranulph Fiennes