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HoneyGuide's approach to safety is to settle most of the risk before you even reach the trail, then run the trail based on data and written protocols. A guided trek is not automatically a safer one, and the research below says so. Does trekking with a travel company actually make an Everest trek safer? Not …
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A short list of conditions like sickle cell anemia, pulmonary hypertension, unstable angina rules out the Everest region altogether. However, a much longer list does not. It is also important to note that what decides is not the word Everest. The Khumbu has trips that sleep at 3,440 m (11,290 ft) and trips that sleep …
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Planning the Everest Base Camp trek means preparing for more than just the trail. Understanding how travel insurance and evacuations work in the Everest region is an important part of trekking responsibly. Knowing what to expect, from medical support in the mountains to helicopter evacuations and insurance procedures, can help you make better decisions before …
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Dear Mountain Lovers, A lot has been said about the Helicopter Rescue Scam in Nepal. Hundreds of media coverage, thousands of pages of reports, allegations, counter-allegations, you name it, we have all seen it. We needn’t concern ourselves with that. The only thing we are going to concern ourselves with today are simple steps a …
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