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国产吃瓜黑料 will be stationed in Nepal鈥檚 Mount Everest Base Camp for the 2025 spring climbing season. Here is your destination for all the news from the Himalayas.
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It’s spring, which means the mountaineering world is once again focused on 29,032-foot Mount Everest. This year 翱耻迟蝉颈诲别听will be among the hundreds of climbers, guides, and mountain workers stationed in Base Camp. Veteran reporter Ben Ayers, who has lived in Nepal for 25 years, is taking our Everest coverage to new heights with our new project 国产吃瓜黑料: Dispatches from Everest. Throughout April and May, Ayers will travel from Kathmandu to the town of Lukla in the Himalayan foothills, where he will start the 11-day trek to Everest Base Camp. Throughout his journey, Ayers will write about the climbers, guides, industry dynamics, and controversies on Everest, while covering all of the expedition news from the foot of the mountain. He will also post daily videos to show us what life is like in Base Camp. Stay tuned to 翱耻迟蝉颈诲别’蝉听Everest Season 2025 coverage, and sign up for the听听newsletter to read the latest developments from the world’s highest peak.
Helicopter Pilots in the Himalayas Risk their Lives to Save Climbers
Italian pilot Simone Moro shares details of his recent lifesaving flight to the flanks of Annapurna
We Attended a Closed-Door Safety Meeting for Everest Climbers. Here鈥檚 What We Learned.
Have you ever wondered what advice Everest guides pass along to their clients? Ben Ayers recently attended a closed-door Everest safety briefing held by Seven Summit Treks. The expedition leaders passed along more than a few helpful bits of information.
Kristin Harila Is Searching the Himalayas for Tenjen Sherpa鈥攁nd Solace
Our Everest reporter Ben Ayers sits down with the Norwegian mountaineer in Kathmandu to discuss her ongoing search for the bodies of Tenjen 鈥淟ama鈥 Sherpa and Gina Rzucidlo, her mixed feelings on speed records on the 14 peaks, and the darker side of Internet fame.
Is This the New Way to Climb Mount Everest?
Austrian guide Lukas Furtenbach will lead a one-week trip to the top of Everest and back this year. That鈥檚 three times faster than the quickest Everest trips currently offered. Prior to the ascent, Furtenbach and his clients will inhale xenon gas, which he says helps with acclimatization.
Drones, Drama, Speed Records, and Danger: Here are Four 2025 Everest Stories We鈥檙e Already Following.
Flying drones will haul cargo up to higher camps, two ultrarunners will chase speed records, record crowding is expected, and an unusually dry winter will increase the hazards on the route to the Everest summit.
The Latest from the Field
国产吃瓜黑料: Dispatches from Everest, Episode 5
What gear are we taking to Mount Everest Base Camp? Ben Ayers packs his bags for his 11-day trek to 17,500 feet, and discusses the shoes, sleeping bags, jackets, and other items he plans to use along the adventure.
国产吃瓜黑料: Dispatches from Everest, Episode 4
Have you ever wondered what Mount Everest guides tell their climbing clients about safety? Ben Ayers recently attended a closed-door briefing held by guiding company Seven Summit Treks for Everest climbers. Here鈥檚 what he learned.
国产吃瓜黑料: Dispatches from Everest, Episode 3
Ben Ayers checks out the Astrek Complex in downtown Kathmandu, where Everest climbers buy their last-minute gear and brush up on their climbing skills before heading to Base Camp
国产吃瓜黑料: Dispatches from Everest, Episode 2
Everest reporter Ben Ayers sits down with the Norwegian mountaineer in Kathmandu to discuss her ongoing search for the bodies of Tenjen 鈥淟ama鈥 Sherpa and Gina Rzucidlo, her mixed feelings on speed records on the 14 peaks, and the darker side of Internet fame.
国产吃瓜黑料: Dispatches from Everest, Episode 1
Everest reporter Ben Ayers is in Kathmandu for the start of the 2025 Everest season. Follow Ben as he treks from Lukla to Everest Base Camp, where he will report on-site throughout the climbing season on the world’s highest peak.
Can This Ultrarunner Break the Speed Record for Climbing Mount Everest from Nepal?
Long-distance runner Tyler Andrews is taking on the FKT for ascending Mount Everest from Nepal Base Camp without the use of supplemental oxygen. Andrews, 34, hopes his attempt will inspire other mountain runners to tackle FKT attempts in the Himalayas.
