Base camp occupies a site on the gravel plain below the Rongbuk Glacier at approximately 17,000 feet. Tents are set up on ... ABC is the Northeast shoulder of Everest with its famous Pinnacles.

Based on these realities, the Everest Monitoring and Coordination ... a person sleeping in the tent at Base Camp can get swallowed without warning." "Also, there is a lot of pollution there." ...

A 59-year-old tailor from Kerala has defied age and expectations by successfully trekking to the Everest Base Camp without formal training. Vasanthi Cheruveettil, a resident of Thalipparamba in ...