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In his latest video, Ben Ayers takes us inside the topsy-turvy world of air travel in Nepal’s Mount Everest region ...
The route to the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 feet), the tallest mountain in the world, has just arrived at Camp 4 (7,900m/ 25,920 feet). This camp, also known ...
The climbing wall was the first to be built in central Kathmandu. Our Dispatches from Everest reporter Ben Ayers recently toured Astrek to check out the stores and the climbing wall. He met with ...
The newly opened restaurant Everest Thakali at Majnu Ka Tila has ... a painting of the famous Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu adorns one of the walls where a traditional prayer wheel also ...
Before starting his 300km trek in Kathmandu to Everest base camp, Mr Hutchcraft was invited by the UK ambassador to Nepal, Rob Fenn, to stay overnight at the British Embassy. Mr Hutchcraft said ...
Ben Ayers takes a tour of the Astrek Complex in downtown Kathmandu, home of gear shops, cafes, and an outdoor climbing wall Video loading... Where do Mount Everest climbers buy gear in Kathmandu?
Mitch Hutchcraft swam 34km across the English Channel (Stan Gaskell/PA) Before starting his 300km trek in Kathmandu to Everest base camp, Mr Hutchcraft was invited by the UK ambassador to Nepal ...