The Irish Pub in Namche Bazar, Nepal, is 3,450m above sea level, en route to Mount Everest. It has been shut since 10 April, after the pandemic forced Nepal's government to close the mountains to ...

On a sunny spring day, I stood at the top of a steep hill in Nepal's Himalayan mountain ... Half an hour later, we entered Namche Bazaar, the first major acclimatization point for trekkers.