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Mount Everest was formed when the Indian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate around 50 to 55 million years ago. Neither plate slid below the…
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Nepal holds the world’s largest concentration of the planet’s tallest mountains. Eight of the fourteen 8,000-meter peaks on Earth stand inside Nepal’s borders or alongside…
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In May 1996, Green Boots became one of the most well-known sites on Mount Everest, and now India is attempting to take it home. The…
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When people search for Rainbow Valley photographs, they generally come across images that are difficult to forget. Some display colorful jackets half-buried in snow. Others…
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Sergei Arsentiev was the husband of Francys Arsentiev, the American climber who made history on Mount Everest. In May 1998, the couple attempted the summit…
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Rainbow Valley sits on Mount Everest’s North Face in Tibet, at roughly 8,400 meters above sea level. It isn’t always a valley within the traditional…
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The Everest Base Camp trek is, at its core, a walk between villages. The mountain is the destination; however, the villages are what make the…
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Your legs are exhausted. Your pack is finally off your back. Somewhere among the remaining descent and the first hot bath, it hits you. The…
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Nepal transforms every autumn. The monsoon clears, the Himalayas reveal themselves in sharp, stunning detail, and the whole country steps into its most celebrated festive…
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There is one thought that almost every first-time trekker knows well. You had been scrolling through pictures of snow-capped peaks and stone teahouses, and someplace…
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