http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog Everest Base Camp and the people that trek to it. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:44:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/where-can-i-take-the-best-everest-photos/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/where-can-i-take-the-best-everest-photos/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:44:03 +0000 Kirsty http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/?p=2534
One question that we hear from those embarking on a Himalayan trek to Everest Base Camp or the summit itself is: “where do I get the best photos of Everest and its surroundings?” There isn’t one definitive answer, but for people hoping to get panoramic shots of the world’s tallest mountain, one spot stands above [...]]]> http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/where-can-i-take-the-best-everest-photos/feed/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/wounded-servicemen-take-on-everest-in-charity-climb/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/wounded-servicemen-take-on-everest-in-charity-climb/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:39:41 +0000 Charlotte http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/?p=2528
This spring, as hopeful climbers embark on Everest Base Camp trekking routes to prepare themselves for attempts on the summit, one group in particular is making the headlines. The Walking with the Wounded Everest 2012 Expedition is made up of wounded servicemen who are braving the extreme conditions of the world’s highest mountain, taking on [...]]]> http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/wounded-servicemen-take-on-everest-in-charity-climb/feed/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/us-scientists-head-to-base-camp-to-test-effects-of-altitude/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/us-scientists-head-to-base-camp-to-test-effects-of-altitude/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:35:28 +0000 Charlotte http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/?p=2521
It’s something everyone who makes the Everest Base Camp trek is aware of: altitude sickness. The symptoms, and the importance of acclimatisation, are known to many a climber, but there is still research to be done into the full range of effects altitude and low oxygen have on the human body – and the relevance [...]]]> http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/us-scientists-head-to-base-camp-to-test-effects-of-altitude/feed/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/british-mountaineer-vows-to-honour-olympic-everest-pledge/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/british-mountaineer-vows-to-honour-olympic-everest-pledge/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:07:27 +0000 Niki http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/?p=2517
In the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics, one British mountaineer has promised to take on an Everest mission with a difference. Everest Base Camp trekking may not be one of the official events of London 2012, but it does offer the chance to participate in British sporting history—by fulfilling a pledge made on behalf [...]]]> http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/british-mountaineer-vows-to-honour-olympic-everest-pledge/feed/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/saudi-princess-launches-everest-climb-for-breast-cancer-awareness/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/saudi-princess-launches-everest-climb-for-breast-cancer-awareness/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:00:17 +0000 Charlotte http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/?p=2513
This May, ten women from Saudi Arabia will tackle Everest in a charity trek to raise awareness about breast cancer, and women’s health. The group, which has been assembled by Princess Reema Bint Bandar Bin Sultan Al-Saud, in collaboration with the Zahra Breast Cancer Association, hope that their Everest Base Camp trekking challenge will [...]]]> http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/saudi-princess-launches-everest-climb-for-breast-cancer-awareness/feed/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/what-makes-a-successful-everest-base-camp-trekker/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/what-makes-a-successful-everest-base-camp-trekker/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:53:24 +0000 Kirsty http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/?p=2506
So you’ve set your sights on Everest, and are looking forward to beginning your adventure. Reaching Base Camp is an experience long remembered by all who achieve it, and those who get the most out of the adventure are invariably those who have prepared themselves well. What makes a successful Everest trekker? Here are our [...]]]> http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/what-makes-a-successful-everest-base-camp-trekker/feed/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/australian-and-new-zealand-women-prepare-for-everest-charity-climb/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/australian-and-new-zealand-women-prepare-for-everest-charity-climb/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:18:57 +0000 Charlotte http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/?p=2499
It’s always good to hear about people tackling Everest as both a personal challenge and a way of raising money for an important cause. Hikers Amanda Jones and Annie Doyle certainly fit both criteria. Amanda, an Australian, and Annie, a New Zealander, will be Everest base camp trekking this year – as the first step [...]]]> http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/australian-and-new-zealand-women-prepare-for-everest-charity-climb/feed/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/experience-a-festival-on-one-of-our-bhutan-treks-or-tours/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/experience-a-festival-on-one-of-our-bhutan-treks-or-tours/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:12:50 +0000 Guest Blogger http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/?p=2485 Our Bhutan treks and tours are organised wherever possible to coincide with one of the country’s important religious festivals. These are colourful events with music and masked dancers and attract hundreds of people. Similar ancient ceremonies also used to take place in Lhasa in Tibet, but now only in the isolated Kingdom of the Thunder [...]]]> http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/experience-a-festival-on-one-of-our-bhutan-treks-or-tours/feed/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/lunatics-in-bhutan/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/lunatics-in-bhutan/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:39:08 +0000 Guest Blogger http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/?p=2447 Steve Berry, Mountain Kingdoms MD, describes his experience in Bhutan, trekking the full length of Bhutan’s mountains on the Complete Lunana Snowman trek, something only a handful of westerners have ever achieved. The Gophu La courtesy of N Sloman “It was 1988 and five companions and I had travelled to Bhutan to attempt the 250 [...]]]> http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/lunatics-in-bhutan/feed/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/the-%e2%80%98must-do%e2%80%99-annapurna-list-5-trek-experiences-you-won%e2%80%99t-forget/ http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/the-%e2%80%98must-do%e2%80%99-annapurna-list-5-trek-experiences-you-won%e2%80%99t-forget/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:56:20 +0000 Jude http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/?p=2439
Why is the Annapurna Circuit so beloved by the many trekkers that take up the challenge? It could be the landscape, the cultures, the lifestyle – or all of this and more: the Annapurna experience. Here are five of the things that make the route so special. Stay: Tea Houses The Annapurna Circuit is well known [...]]]> http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/blog/the-%e2%80%98must-do%e2%80%99-annapurna-list-5-trek-experiences-you-won%e2%80%99t-forget/feed/