Mt Everest Base Camp
Mt Everest Base Camp . Hundreds of foreign mountaineers flock to Mount Everest each spring in the hopes of reaching the summit of the world's tallest peak. They don't, however, spend much of their time mounting the mountain's flank. It's spent resting, acclimating, and preparing at the mountain's two main base camps, one on the Nepalese side and the other on the Tibetan side. Everest Base Camp Trek . Life at base camp is a bizarre mix of everyday domesticity, logistical issues, and the occasional flash of life-or-death drama. Since commercial climbing trips began in the 1990s, tourism to Mount Everest has increased, resulting in a bustling village at 17,500 feet at the base of the Khumbu Glacier in Nepal.