Everest Heli Trek (6 Days) An elite adventure, this trip takes you to Khumbu Himal, the homeland of Nepal’s tough mountain tribe, the Sherpas. Trek to Sherpa villages that lie under the shadows of some of the tallest peaks in the world including Mount Everest and take an exciting heli tour to Kala Patthar (5242m), [...]
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Webcam to Relay Live Images of Mount Everest
A new webcam installed on top of Kala Patthar, at the height of 5,600 meters,on 15th May, 2011 by Ev-K2-CNR, will now allow anyone with a PC of high resolution to watch live images of the world’s tallest peak Mount Everest. This is the first webcam installed at the vicinity, at only 11 km from [...]
Ncell launches World’s Highest 3G station at Kala Patthar(5200m)
On 28th October, Ncell , a private telecommunication company operating in Nepal successfully launched the highest 3G station(at 5200 m) in the world at Kala Patthar, Everest Base Camp. According to English daily ‘The Kathmandu Post’ there are seven 3G base stations in the region and the one established at the base camp is the highest [...]
Nepal’s Efforts to Save the Himalayas
Scientists and environmental activists have been warning that Global Warming is posing a serious threat to life on planet Earth. The harmful impact of climate change can be gauged from the growing number of natural disasters like flash-floods, landslides, hurricanes etc. around the world that has resulted in loss of lives and properties. The glaciers [...]
Magical Moments in the Himalayas
Explore Himalaya recently organized a special trek to Everest Base Camp for an English couple, Roy and Karen.This trek was special for two reasons, firstly because the couple wished to get engaged at EBC and secondly Explore Himalaya was organizing this trek during the monsoon, an ‘off- season’ where trekkers usually stay away from the [...]
New Product – World’s Highest Meeting Point
This unforgettable aerial journey takes you to the historic site of the World’s Highest Cabinet Meeting at Kala Patthar plateau of Everest Base Camp. This is the place where Nepal Government held the world’s highest cabinet meeting on December 2009 to raise concerns over the melting Himalayan glaciers due to global warming. Nature lovers, holiday [...]
Kala Patthar
Situated in the Khumbu or Everest region of eastern Nepal, Kala Patthar is a rocky brown hill a few distance away from Gorakh Shep, EBC. Kala Patthar offers close views of the mighty Mt. Everest, Pumori Peak, Lhotse, Nuptse, Ama Dablam and other Himalayan giants. There is a flat ground or plateau lying at an [...]