During 12 days, my trekking group with the local hospitality organization Mountain Lodges of Nepal (MLN) walked through fragrant pine forests, slept in traditional villages, including Monjo and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It's gridlock on the so-called Everest Highway. Trekking groups jostle past each other and dodge around porters wielding loads ...

But when Melissa told me about the more doable trek to South Base Camp (17,600 feet, vs. the summit’s 29,000), I thought, ... in Monjo, where we had tea and popcorn.

Sitting on the cliffside of one of the most popular hiking trails from Monjo to Namche Bazaar, she sells knick-knacks. Along with her husband, a trekking guide, she earns enough to sustain a ...