EVEREST BASE CAMP, Nepal: Wi-Fi, baked goods and trendy coffee: gone are the days of deprivation at Everest base camp, with hipster perks and modern conveniences ensuring life is cushier than ever on the roof of the world. Climbers on their mobile phones while waiting at Everest base camp, where hipster perks and modern conveniences have replaced the deprivations of the past. "The first question people ask when they arrive at base camp is where's the Wi-Fi. The first intrepid teams to attempt Everest took a month to reach base camp on the Nepal side of the mountain. He swapped a fully kitted-out kitchen in an ambassador's residence in Brussels for two gas hobs and a temperamental oven at base camp.

Source: Bangkok Post May 24, 2018 03:45 UTC