May 29th marked International Everest Day and so joining Laura this week is The Telegraph’s Lucy Aspden who recently completed Basecamp Everest. Leading her up the mountain was the son of Sherpa Tenzing, one of the first two men to summit Everest almost 70 years ago.

The trek to Everest has changed a lot since then and Lucy tells us what it’s really like to summit basecamp in 2022, with far more comfortable accommodation, thousands of climbers visiting every year... and the impacts of climate change being felt.

She also tells us about life in the Himalayas, why so-called ‘overnight mountaineers’ are ruining Everest, and how locals are cleaning up the mountains so future generations can enjoy it.

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