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Wi-Fi reaches almost to the summit route and the world's highest Irish pub sits two days below it — but hot water runs out fast. Here's what…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 28, 2026
Stand at Everest Base Camp, 5,364 metres up, and you can get enough signal to video-call home before you've had a proper shower in four days. Trekkers arrive expecting the Himalaya to cut them off from the world. Instead they find a solar-powered Wi-Fi…
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What this means for you Pack for both extremes at once: bring an Everest Link card or two and a power bank, because you probably will get signal most nights, but also bring a sleeping bag rated to at least -20°C and make peace with skipping a shower for two…
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