Every year a pop-up city is built at the foot of the world's tallest mountain. Located at the foot of the Khumbu Glacier, Everest Base Camp is encircled by some of the most iconic peaks on Earth ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Everest base-camp trek takes days and over 100 kilometers of hiking. Along the journey, teahouses provide a hot meal and a warm bed. But the porters, who carry ...

At the base of Mount Everest sits Everest ER, a medical clinic that deals with headaches, diarrhea, upper respiratory infections, anxiety and other physical ailments daily. Molly Loomis A middle ...

When Everest ER opens for its 13th operational season this April, last year’s disaster—the avalanche that killed 16 Sherpas—will hang heavy in the thin air at Everest Base Camp. Nonetheless ...