Ben is a journalist, writer, , and humanitarian who has been based in Nepal for over 20 years.
In addition to founding and leading two successful nonprofits in Nepal, Ben is an award-winning film producer and director.
His work includes The Last Honey Hunter (2017), which won 17 international awards including the Cartel Award for Best Documentary at the Camden International Film Festival.
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Italian pilot Simone Moro shares details of his recent lifesaving flight to the flanks the Himalayan peak
Our Everest correspondent recently attended a pre-climb meeting held by guiding company Seven Summit Treks in downtown Kathmandu
The Norwegian mountaineer discusses her ongoing search for Tenjen 鈥淟ama鈥 Sherpa and Gina Rzucidlo, her mixed feelings on speed records, and the dark side of Internet fame
Climbing season is about to start on the world's highest peak, and 国产吃瓜黑料 is headed to Base Camp to report on these and other stories
The number of fatalities on the world鈥檚 highest peak decreased in 2024 from a year ago. We asked guides and government officials why.
Two climbers fell to their deaths on Mount Everest on May 21 after an ice cornice collapsed. Eyewitness accounts and video clips provide an inside look at the disaster and frantic aftermath.
Abiral Rai, an IMFGA-certified guide on Mount Everest, takes us inside his daily grind, which includes ascending skyscraper-sized cliffs, carrying heavy bags of gear, and avoiding deadly hazards
The number of climbing permits issued by Nepal is down from 2023 as some expeditions have headed to China. But there鈥檚 bound to be drama on the world鈥檚 highest peak as climbers adjust to new regulations governing pollution and safety.
Pasdawa Sherpa and Dawa Ongju Sherpa helped Norwegian climber Kristin Harila reach the highest summits in 2022. Their bitter breakup highlights a power disparity between Sherpas and the clients that hire them.
The Norwegian mountaineer explains why women deserve equal support on the world鈥檚 highest mountains
The 36-year-old Norwegian is already ahead of Nims Purja鈥檚 schedule on the 14 peaks. She tells us her mission is to prove that high-altitude expeditions aren鈥檛 just a man鈥檚 game.
The 鈥淪avage Mountain鈥 saw its busiest day ever earlier this week, as more than 100 climbers reached the summit
A bloody conflict between the Himalayan 鈥榞host cats鈥 and Nepali shepherds is only partially to blame鈥攁nd raises questions about their future
As a safe and drama-free season on Mount Everest comes to a close, mountaineers and guides ponder the mountain鈥檚 crowded future
Hundreds of mountaineers are taking advantage of clear conditions on the world鈥檚 tallest peak
Seven climbers from the Full Circle Everest team reached the peak on Thursday
Dozens of expeditions took advantage of favorable weather to reach the world鈥檚 highest point on Thursday
The alpinist navigated sheer descents amid whiteout conditions to complete the first descent of the world鈥檚 fifth-highest peak
A storm brewing off the coast of India has teams at Base Camp starting their bids for the summit this week
Several mountaineers have ambitious plans to climb multiple 8,000-meter peaks this season
Nepal鈥檚 Department of Tourism has issued roughly 30 percent fewer permits in 2022 than the record-breaking 408 it did a year ago
German mountaineer Jost Kobusch is chasing a seemingly impossible record on the world鈥檚 most famous peak
The Ukrainian Embassy has asked Nepali officials to block Russian mountaineers from the high peaks
Mountaineer Gelje Sherpa takes us inside his ambitious plan to open a new commercial route on the world鈥檚 sixth-highest peak
Despite Base Camp鈥檚 status as a super-spreader location, guides actually might have been safer on Everest than they would have been back home
The coronavirus has put climbers and workers in even more danger than usual