Everest Stories Archives - Ian Taylor Trekking

My Everest Base Camp Trekking experience.

8 Years, 5 Trips: My Incredible Journey with Ian Taylor Trekking

Posted on July 23, 2024 in Peak Climbing Stories

Trip one: Everest Base Camp, Nepal, 2017 September, 2015, I’m rushing with friends to get to the cinema to see Everest, the new blockbuster movie. We’re running late, I hate...

Get Married at Everest Base Camp

Posted on November 6, 2023 in Everest Stories

In May 2023, amidst the towering Himalayan peaks, my then-fiancé and I embarked on an extraordinary adventure that would forever etch itself in the tapestry of our love story. Our...

Training for Big Mountains

Posted on March 13, 2023 in Kilimanjaro Stories

My name is John Pendzinski from North Carolina and here is my experience training for big mountains. I have been on four Ian Taylor Trekking trips starting with Everest Base...

Everest Base Camp Trek with Ian Taylor Trekking

Posted on November 4, 2022 in Everest Stories

The Everest Base Camp trek with Ian Taylor Trekking was an incredible experience. This was in large part due to the planning, organization and commitment of the Ian Taylor Trekking...

Sleeping at the Base of the World’s Highest Mountain

Posted on February 19, 2021 in Everest Stories

I am an adventurer at heart, but kids, work and life always get in the way. Scrolling through friend pictures is as far as I normally get to adventure these...

One Step at a Time Trekking to Everest Base Camp

Posted on March 20, 2020 in Everest Stories

Mount Everest has always held an enchanted allure of sorts over me. Maybeit has something to do with the fact that the summit of Everest is the highest placeon earth...

Trekking to Everest Base Camp with Ian Taylor Trekking

Posted on June 3, 2019 in Everest Stories

It is an honor for me to write about my trek to Everest. I had first reached out to Ian Taylor Trekking in 2016 as I really wanted to trek...

The Call of Everest and Trekking to Everest Base Camp

Posted on April 12, 2019 in Everest Stories

My journey to Everest started many years ago when a family friend made an attempt the summit. I remember hearing the stories of Everest and had a picture of Everest...

My November Trek to Everest Base Camp

Posted on January 2, 2019 in Everest Stories

Every morning the helicopters would fly into the Solukumbhu region to rescue trekkers/climbers who needed medical care and we would all stop and watch them. We were all wondering whether...

Acclimitisation for Trekking in the Himalayas

Posted on June 26, 2018 in Everest Stories

I’ve had the pleasure of visiting the Himalayas on two occasions. There was five years between my trips to Nepal and both were very different experiences. Different in my own...

Proper Acclimatization on the Trek to Everest Base Camp

Posted on April 17, 2018 in Everest Stories

Why is acclimatization on the trek to Everest Base Camp so Important. My first experience trekking to Everest was horrendous and I didn't make it. After some time of reflection...

My Journey Reaching Everest Base Camp Against all Odds

Posted on June 28, 2017 in Everest Stories

Do you ever dream of doing something you feel would be incredibly intangible for you to do? I know I do All the time!! Mount Everest Base camp is one...