Nepal is Open and Everest Base Camp awaits

Andy CrisconiHimalayan Trekking Tours

Our first group in Spring 2022 has made it safely and happily to Everest Base Camp. A big congrats to the trekkers and to our attentive and experienced Nepali staff! Nepal is open with no required PCR test for entry or hotel quarantine for vaccinated travelers. Finally, after two years, hikers and sightseers are returning to this friendly, colorful and …

Great times on the Everest Base Camp Lodge Trek

Andy CrisconiHimalayan Trekking Tours

Our experience with One World was outstanding. Andy patiently answered all of our questions before we headed out to Nepal and made sure we were comfortable with the arrangements in Kathmandu, hotels, tea houses, guides, etc. Despite the problems we had with our flights, we were met at the airport when we walked out of customs/immigration and were taken directly …

Everest Base Camp Lodge Trek over the Christmas and New Years Holidays

Andy CrisconiHimalayan Trekking Tours

Hey you avid hikers! How about something different this winter holiday season? We have just confirmed our group lodge trek to Everest Base Camp on December 16, 2019 to January 1, 2020. On Christmas Day we will leave Lobuche Village and hike up to Everest Base Camp for a festive visit before returning to our lodge at Gorakshep Village to …

Mount Everest Tidbits

Andy CrisconiHimalayan Trekking Tours

Straddling the China/Tibet and Nepal border, Mount Everest stands majestic as the highest mountain on earth at 29,029 feet / 8,848 meters, along with its neighbors Lhotse, Nuptse and Changtse. Known originally as Peak XV, Mount Everest was officially named in 1865 after Colonel Sir George Everest, a Welshman and acting Surveyor General of India from 1830-1843. Mount Everest is …