On a recent flight to Tenzing-Hillary, Nepal, my pilot took off with a cup of tea next to his foot, and it didn't even spill. I’m hanging out at Manthali Airport* at Ramechhap – an intrepid five-hour ...
Our helicopter took off at sunrise around 6:20 AM from Kathmandu Airport, heading to Lukla, the gateway to Mount Everest. The flight to Lukla takes 25 minutes by fixed-wing airplane or 40 minutes by ...
A large group of Israelis has been rescued from the village of Samdu in Nepal after they became trapped in a ferocious Himalayas snowstorm, Hebrew media reported Wednesday, as the Nepali and Chinese ...
A trekker has told Sky News of how he escaped the worst of a snowstorm near Everest that left hundreds of people stranded. Speaking on The UK Tonight With Sarah-Jane Mee, Rob Mason described seeing a ...
Rob Mason and his friends reached an altitude of 18,500 feet up in the Himalayas, raising almost £14,000 for the charity Kezia's Fund. Credit: Rob Mason A Jerseyman who climbed to Mount Everest's base ...
Experience an exhilarating helicopter journey to the majestic mountains of Nepal, departing from Kathmandu Airport at sunrise around 6:20 am. The flight to Lukla, the gateway to Mount Everest, lasts ...
Flying has become such an indispensable form of transport, that almost every country in the world has at least one airport. In fact, it is estimated there are over 40,000, a huge number that reflects ...
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Ben is a journalist, writer, National Geographic Explorer, and humanitarian who has been based in Nepal for over 20 years. He regularly contributes to Outside’s coverage of Mount Everest and Himalayan ...
Fred was the editor-in-chief at VeloNews from 2016 to 2021. Prior to that he was a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and The New York Times. Fred is the Articles Editor at ...
When it comes to airports, runway length isn't just a technical detail, but rather a non-negotiable part of flight safety. Airports that have longer runways give aircraft the space they need to build ...
Golden-green barley fields stretch alongside the winding lanes leading to the centuries-old Kemgun Gomba, a monastery located in Nepal. A soft veil of fog obscures the path, but the silhouette of a ...