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 ...

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 ...

Climbing on Manaslu is underway, with the rope-fixing team already in Camp 1 and over 200 climbers expected to arrive in the next two weeks. Everest skiers are also in place, but they may need to wait ...

Afternoon clouds hang low by the time we reach Tengboche monastery, bringing a welcome drop in temperature after the long climb up above 12,600ft. We pause at the ornate gates and, after warding off ...

Dave McClung, 82, hiked eight days and 17,598 feet to reach South Base Camp at Mount Everest. He may be the oldest to ever do it.

And on Sunday, the McClung men reached the camp, likely making David the eldest person in the world to complete the rigorous ...

Adrian Ballinger has summited Everest eight times. When most people think of Everest base camp and Everest climbers, they think of Nepal. But Mount Everest actually sits on the border of Nepal and ...

An 82-year-old metro man defied the odds on Sunday, becoming the oldest person to trek to the South Base Camp of Mount ...