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Why people go trekking? Pritam Pandit Young Traveler Blogger

Mount Everest Base Camp (EBC) to be WIFI Free Nepalayatimes Kathmandu - Mount Everest Base Camp (EBC) to make a WIFI service free with help of Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA). The NTA has stepped up efforts toward this direction amid growing complaints from the mountaineers that the internet service in the region is too expensive and of low quality. According to the telecommunications regulatory body of Nepal, it has awarded the contract to Everest Link Pvt Ltd for installing equipment for free internet service in the region. For this purpose, the NTA is investing Rs 69.9 million. Apart from the EBC, free internet service will be made available in Lobuche, Monjo, Namche Bazaar, Phakding, Feriche and Tengboche, among others, according to the officials of the NTA. Currently, trekkers have been paying, for one time use, up to US $ 10 for the internet service offered by the lodges and restaurants. Alternatively, the trekkers can also use the mobile internet data connection of the telecommunications companies like Nepal Telecom and Ncell or buy the Everest Link Card, a wireless prepaid broadband internet service. However, the network of these companies stops working with the increase in elevation, according to the trekkers. The EBC Trek has been recognized as one of the world’s best adventurous treks. A number of surveys have shown that the visitors use the internet in the EBC Trek mainly for posting their photos on social media like WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Viber, among others. A number of trekkers use WIFI to connect with their families and friends. The NTA has targeted to complete the installation work in the next eight months.

Nepalayatimes “So why do people go for treks? Why do they risk their lives to conquer an unseen mountain? Just for the sake of victory? To prove that they can achieve anything or is it just a healthier time pass than watching a movie on a weekend? Those are hardly the reasons. Treks transform you. You come to know …

Does climbing Everest alter your genetic code?

Agencies The biggest challenge for Moniz and Benegas on Everest proved not to be drawing blood (which they did at Base Camp, Camp II, and back at Base Camp immediately after summiting). Instead, it was the logistics of getting their laboratory specimens off the mountain during the expedition. They had a 48-hour window from the time of collection for their …

40 climbers conquer Mt Everest in a single day

Nepal – A total of 40 climbers have scaled Mt Everest or Sagarmatha on Monday. Liaison Officer of Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Gyanendra Shrestha told RSS from Mt Everest Base Camp that 40 climbers including foreigners climbed Mt Everest on the second day of this expedition season. “As per the information received by us, 40 climbers …