Sitting at 5,364 meters elevation, or 17,598 feet high, Everest Base Camp was the highest altitude I'd ever experienced. I'd never contended with altitude sickness prior to the trek.

Santa Maria Times Managing Editor Marga K. Cooley undertook the physical and spiritual journey of a lifetime during a 15-day trek in the Himalayas to Everest Base Camp.

Base Camp is located at 17,600 feet, well below the peak of Everest, which is 29,000 feet. Base Camp is where those planning to summit spend weeks acclimatizing and preparing for their journey.

A year ago photographer Roberto Schmidt stared at a wall of snow, took three photos, dove into a tent, and nearly died. On assignment for Agence France-Presse, Schmidt was at Base Camp on Mount ...

Mount Everest is the Earth's highest mountain, with its base camp sitting at 17,700 feet and its summit between Nepal and China reaching over 29,000 feet. Only 800 people reached the summit last ...

The first rescue helicopters were able to land at Everest Base Camp on Sunday, April 26, and successfully transported more than 50 of the most critically injured people to care in the villages of ...

Hello from Mount Everest Base Camp. We've been up at 17,500 feet for two nights already and it is beginning to feel like home. We had high hopes for continuous communication possibilities this ...