Readers of our blog should note that I’ve made a few changes to my last what-to-drink-on-the-trek post, dated August 23rd.
Regulations concerning the use of iodine are changing from the 1st October this year from which time you will no longer be able to buy iodine tablets for water purification. Chlorine-based products will be available instead. [...]

Hi all,
There was an interesting question recently asked by Jez in the comments to Rosanna’s “kit list for the everest base camp trek” post. I thought I would reply to it thoroughly and post the answer for all to see. Jez asked about how many iodine tablets he would need for the Everest Base Camp Trek, [...]

I spotted a post about the “world’s highest photography” the other day. A photographic workshop is running
a programme for cameramen who want to shoot footage of the amazing Everest trekking environment.
The photographic trek culminates at Everest Base Camp, where the tour is timed so the participants can take
pictures of mountaineers descending from Mount Everest [...]