<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:video="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-video/1.1">
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-17</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/annapurna-base-camp-trek</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b680bf25-72ea-43ae-a62d-5b0ef33ce7e5/annapurna-1.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Annapurna 1 (8,091m) from Annapurna Base Camp (ABC)</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f3873b3e-9fd8-4e93-a025-1c40e29bd93f/villages-at-start-of-annapurna-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Passing through villages at the start of the trek</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1f606020-3aa9-40be-9b6c-a87dae92d78d/haystack-annapurna-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Haystack in a field</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/ed9855d2-9024-4568-aa3c-3e23019bb330/water-buffalo-annapurna-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Water Buffalo</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6556bc4d-3cc0-4e30-a080-2fbbfc162291/many-stairs-on-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Many stairs on this trek!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/994b6bbc-2bbe-4041-9f55-c6d48d430f6a/sunrise-poon-hill.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sunrise, walking up to Poon Hill (3,210m)</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b0c75b35-372d-4f15-b032-159e9f7e1541/himalayan-panorama-poon-hill.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Himalayan Panorama at Poon Hill</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/401d68e2-279b-4c37-84a9-c0443ee21be2/poon-hill-view.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Trevor, Emma and our guide, Bhim, at Poon Hill with Dhaulagiri in the background</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/a1c45e54-7991-4f47-8b4d-b2f99e3430fd/rhododendron-flowers-in-bloom.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rhododendron flowers in bloom</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4d844a93-07fe-411e-9043-16838fa3f23b/trekking-through-forests.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lovely trekking through forests</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/8b0ccb98-1099-4d8b-9331-d31c9a509706/teahouse-machhapuchhare+base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Teahouse at Machhapuchhare Base Camp (MBC)</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/43192160-4af5-4063-a453-7e94b247ea29/machhapuchhare-fishtail.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Machhapuchhare (Fish Tail)</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d3e2e5df-5d37-4528-9604-0b71229baa85/sunrise-annapurna-south.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sunrise over Annapurna South (view from MBC)</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/56626e55-4f8d-4692-ac64-931d2dcca708/trekking-annapurna-case-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Trekking the final leg up to Annapurna Base Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/fe0dc0aa-1b41-4cef-a928-90a1066698ac/project-base8000-annapurna-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Project done! Project Base8000 at Annapurna Base Camp (4,130m)</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/162de202-445b-4b06-91b7-04924bc08d68/longest-swing-bridge.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The longest swing bridge (300m)!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/e25b6b52-2050-414f-971c-de9dfeab550c/fish-tail.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Machhapuchhare (Fish Tail)</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4de0c5a5-1431-4cb5-8167-4ef7d0f454cf/teahouse-annapurna-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>One of our teahouses</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d2c0ce14-2fef-4657-a0d7-b9979d4d02e5/trekking-through-narrow-gorge.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Trekking through the narrow gorge</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/444f9a1d-4124-4158-a558-8ea378fcfacc/field-of-crops-annapurna-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/pakistan-5-x-8000m-base-camps-trek</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/39992149-04e5-4d23-b6f2-767ece50ac30/uli-biaho.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Zabardast! (“wonderful”!) – Uli Biaho (centre) as seen from the Baltoro Glacier</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/3550878d-4b42-4c57-ab9e-fc10b32352d9/mules-baltoro.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mules walking up the Baltoro Glacier towards Concordia</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/48af8d25-d121-485e-8577-9cc2ade354d6/sunset-uli-biaho.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Sunset over Paiju Peak and Uli Biaho</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/cd1226a0-9e4b-48c1-ad68-98c8c8e65eae/emma-trevor-urdurkas-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Emma &amp;amp; Trevor at Urdukas camp</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/18a5e373-e1de-462b-bcee-3b59f518025b/hillview-hotel.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - HillView Hotel, Islamabad</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/12a0666c-bca2-4b92-837e-65dd01bdb06a/islamabad-sunset-view.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Sunset view from Islamabad Hotel</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/0f8a43b0-1acb-4eae-9ee7-58b03409feee/skardu-river-view.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - View from Concordia Motel, Skardu</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/39d0f1eb-0de1-4152-a119-b72b2f12c1bd/concordia-motel-sign.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Entry to Concordia Motel</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/5abc32e8-ff59-44e6-a895-f23cac0e73be/nanga-parbat-mark-lawson.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nanga Parbat (photo: Mark Lawson)</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d20fd12f-7642-4a9e-ba76-f32dc490c825/jeeps-skardu.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Our jeeps in Skardu</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4354ed2d-21ad-48a4-9f17-1350bcfaf8f0/riding-on-jeep.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Riding atop jeep en route</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f8fa802e-7356-4a08-9a94-83234eeedb7c/lunch-baltoro-glacier.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - A welcome lunch in the shade</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4de40e07-0fa2-4d60-91c0-a332d5d9b6d7/campsite-baltoro-glacier.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Campsite on the Baltoro Glacier</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f9bff7d6-41bd-4652-843f-9d67626d9db9/biryani.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Biryani for dinner</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/bc3d8791-79c0-4341-911e-55ca5b3c638d/cooking-chapati.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Cooking chapatis</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/509dffe6-b40c-4a2d-a1fe-056e01a96ccc/fruit-and-nuts-trek-snacks.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Dried fruit &amp;amp; nuts</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b64d928f-3cd8-45cf-8fae-c27d9526141d/curry.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Delicious curries</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4325d717-9f1f-4c0d-99f4-8b4fa45003de/chapatis.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Chapatis</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/190f2070-8164-4716-89e1-7f80a590ab15/apricots-askole.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Fresh apricots</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/ef8f766c-1ad3-406a-b29d-cde28f61d850/lunch-on-baltoro-glacer.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lunch on the Baltoro Glacier!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2b8dbad3-69d0-4add-b435-eeef1c6277bb/broad-peak-sunrise.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Broad Peak</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/48048dd4-f112-42d1-8ab2-937ea284b49c/project-base8000-broad-peak-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Project Base8000 at Broad Peak Base Camp</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/41c67439-abdd-4488-b777-3bdf60c97a2d/k2-from-concordia-project-base8000.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>K2</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2c9fa626-5127-4891-ba3e-daec4f909301/mules-k2-project-base8000.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mules carrying expedition gear in front of K2</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b8661697-0fe7-4f89-8fac-4f2f4a155a4b/k2-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - K2 Base Camp</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f209a74b-d3f1-48ac-8220-f674001ebf5a/project-base8000-k2-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Project Base8000 at K2 Base Camp</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b8e2a19e-a226-4f94-9a65-9971546c65f6/concordia-baltoro.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Concordia</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6dbc0634-7391-45f7-aa96-d665f7e42a29/mitre-peak-concordia.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Mitre Peak from Concordia</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/c170f6b8-27a4-454f-9101-dbf19eed6369/trekking-g1-g2-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Trekking to G1/G2 Base Camp</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/af74f942-c666-4f26-8609-d194bcc88b38/trekking-upper-baltoro.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Trekking further up the Baltoro to G1/G2</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/26595326-bcf8-4078-85f5-9d28a86a23f8/emma-trevor-g1.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - A glimpse of G1 in the background</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/7939e320-bb78-4414-9623-efaed7888509/project-base8000-g1-g2-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Project Base8000 at G1/G2 Base Camp</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/c1cc70a5-3359-49f5-a02c-8f37ff242a57/tents-in-snow.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Waking up to snow</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/28b197a9-5f2f-4b75-a607-fa51f7b01532/snow-near-gasherbrums.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Snow near the Gasherbrums</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/62786bf6-dec8-490d-9133-148ded314cc5/snow-on-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Snow on the way back down</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/19ff0bb7-dabe-4356-8e20-fac4111bb8e1/deosai-plain-greenery.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Deosai Plain, 4,000m</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/9ded5906-f8a9-4b42-b9a8-bee22d0f7e5b/deosai-plain.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Deosai Plain</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/afbac10e-c3b2-4269-8280-6657e623bc1b/nanga-parbat-view.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - View towards Nanga Parbat from Tarashing</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/e571293b-1540-4228-a85e-f72057b6851d/rupal-hotel.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Rupal Hotel in Tarashing</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/47774014-5d8d-4ae4-8e9f-90feb6f51239/nanga-parbat-base-camp-project-base8000.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nanga Parbat – Rupal Face – Herrligkoffer Base Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b5595abe-bd58-4fca-92bf-eec485e773fa/chitrali-caps.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Traditional Chitrali caps given to us at the end of the trek</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/048163fd-2539-41cd-810e-3d807ef8e6f1/trango-towers-project-base8000.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Uli Biaho and Trango Towers</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/60ca82e3-5bb4-439e-9fc9-84be981a1a61/pakistan-trek-crew.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Our amazing trekking crew</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/81bb9dec-6b64-4c8d-8b7c-488746e087fd/emma-trevor-broad-peak-view.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Emma and Trevor with first sight of Broad Peak in the background</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/dd488d8a-4b4d-4eba-b68e-f07b89de977e/gasherbrum-4.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Gasherbrum IV</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f6f9afd0-db3e-427f-ba99-6a83af581b98/sunset-concordia.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Pakistan – 5 x 8000m Base Camps Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sunset from Concordia</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/manaslu-base-camp-trek</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2306fd31-057f-4db6-b74e-920a0d36a519/view-of-manaslu.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>View of Manaslu (8,163m) from Samagaon</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2febc417-a7ed-46a1-afa0-f33160907491/fields-of-crops.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fields of crops on the Manaslu Base Camp Trek</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/0898f2e5-9dbb-4777-b33b-bdeab790dea3/deep-gorges-manaslu-base-camp-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Trekking through deep gorges</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4f751437-0394-406d-8de6-4bb511e902cb/teahouses-manaslu-circuit.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Teahouses en route</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/3e98c12a-541f-4ea1-a0ab-dc86e55c290c/greenery-manaslu-circuit.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>So much greenery!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/8fc335f7-55dc-4639-a277-6ea6ce67a9a2/river-crossing.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>One of the many river crossings</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/18efe615-ea9a-4134-a196-26d456c12e47/mules-samagaon.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mules being loaded up at Samagaon before heading up to base camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2bfb177a-9289-44e8-8373-1a668300a37d/new-monastery-samagaon.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The new monastery at Samagaon</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f68f7b5d-2064-49d5-b751-00aa157ebae1/tent-city-manaslu-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tent city at Manaslu Base Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b78b873f-47ea-464f-9d22-3d53c5ca0397/expedition-kitchen-tent.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The expedition kitchen tent at Manaslu Base Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/efd24694-25ca-4de7-a9ef-5b2137edf455/puja-ceremony-manaslu.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Puja Ceremony</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/42bca751-c98c-4839-8c49-cfe037b602a2/tibetan-prayers-puja.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tibetan prayers at the puja</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/cafbb72b-8263-4871-8639-b71d272597fd/climbalaya-tent.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dining tent and prayer flags after the puja</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/98ec5d9c-725e-4b34-bce8-f781efef632b/clouds-in-valley-below-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Clouds in the valley below base camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/7a9fd260-9733-420c-bdb9-ce21b2aef7d5/helicopter-evacuation.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Helicopter evacuation</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/74d793a0-2fd1-4541-b04d-69fd9352a93d/emma-larkya-la-pass.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Emma on Larkya La Pass</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d1a2ae8a-d49c-411e-9918-97c34c77be84/view-to-lake-samagaon.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>En route to base camp – the view back down to the lake and Samagaon</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/7b0b3a07-9d91-4e92-8089-94ee0b7a20d4/manaslu-view-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>View of Manaslu from base camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/dhaulagiri-base-camp-trek</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/9ac18c67-d1d5-4e06-839c-d745942355f8/dhaulagiri.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhaulagiri – the 7th highest mountain in the world at 8,167m / 26,794ft</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/fdce265f-0b9e-4b29-aae1-d163feb8a2bf/boudhanath.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Boudhanath Stupa – a must-do in Kathmandu</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/06bce041-2d0f-4301-878a-d4a963787437/bus-from-pokhara.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Our transport from Pokhara to Darbang</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/59685807-3049-4e34-b28f-ed1889009925/crop-field-and-houses.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Trekking through villages at lower altitudes</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/5ea879df-2be3-4d3b-baa0-99becc463566/villager-working-in-field.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Locals tending their crops</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6a7ffb49-b537-46fc-9baa-5e6d348122d1/italian-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Italian Base Camp with Dhaulagiri towering above</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f90e4a8e-8fa4-42ea-9ef0-bda9a4d08374/tents-in-the-snow.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Our first night of snow – at Glacier Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/9e9a27d1-d798-4f23-a66f-5f9dfb3add97/dhaulagiri-base-camp-view.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Our first sight of Dhaulagiri Base Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/654c3dca-6ec9-44f3-9ba5-cc3882a73294/kobler-and-partner-expedition-tents.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The campsite of the Kobler &amp; Partner climbing expedition – looking up at the route to Camp 1</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/8575c813-1035-48b6-8f11-ec30b2afcae7/project-base8000-dhaulagiri-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Project Base8000 at Dhaulagiri Base Camp – our 7th base camp!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/80ab5d8a-3040-4544-93e7-4744655a1f05/french-col.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Heading towards the French Col</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d0447eb3-c57c-43d0-9007-980e6d231a5b/trek-into-hidden-valley.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hidden Valley</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f9cb8bec-1482-4afb-9586-0b7422649530/sita-chuchura.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sita Chuchura from Hidden Valley</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/54877d23-9b04-4762-a491-0dc1673d9c2a/dhampus-Pass.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Looking back at the route up Dhampus Pass</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6cedf55c-d25e-484c-9d75-b4854a28fb8d/view-to-nilgiris.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Trekking along Dhampus Pass</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/17e03a4a-6573-4312-8af8-f5a4b8eb4798/mountain-view-and-clouds.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Above the clouds!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1febde97-beea-4a43-921b-71029e740fee/marpha-house.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A stone building at Marpha</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/26d146de-5223-416b-934d-723acc670250/marpha-apple-orchards.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Apple orchards at the village of Marpha</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/ba1cdcc5-fd6c-440d-b609-557f6e1b114a/celebration-cake.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Celebration Cake!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/c936508c-a120-4401-af8b-26937f3ebca7/jomsom-airport.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jomsom airport with the Nilgiri range behind</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/e1ef3ccb-7625-4958-8a32-a5ea6ef7bf4b/sunscreen-on-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Enjoying ourselves on the acclimatisation hike from Glacier Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/climbing-mt-taranaki</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-15</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/cd50e94f-9e8a-43ed-b72a-2e69689cbf40/climbing-mt-taranaki.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Climbing Mt Taranaki - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Above the clouds on the steep slope of Mt Taranaki</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f7844820-7fc2-47bb-bc42-d215d7e160ed/the-puffer-trail-mt-taranaki.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Climbing Mt Taranaki - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Heading up “The Puffer”</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/e030089e-9b48-48f1-bb36-ad0876df8f8b/tahurangi-lodge-mt-taranaki.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Climbing Mt Taranaki - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Good stop for a breather at Tahurangi Lodge</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f417c573-c1bc-4baa-843e-91a9eabd19d2/safety-signpost-mt-taranaki.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Climbing Mt Taranaki - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>One of the useful yellow safety signposts at the bottom of the stairs</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2b95f0c3-742a-4eb1-9e47-e4dfb086ad3f/scree-slope-mt-taranaki.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Climbing Mt Taranaki - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Coming up the long scree slope</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6764fe7d-b21d-4cc4-bdf0-2859d51ca32c/the-lizard-mt-taranaki.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Climbing Mt Taranaki - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Scrambling up the “Lizard”</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/7cd5eca9-7127-4898-a98b-8b7c450a0497/crater-mt-taranaki.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Climbing Mt Taranaki - We made it to the crater!</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/42aa893e-45a3-45b5-8878-ca1f28e67391/view-from-summit-mt-taranaki.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Climbing Mt Taranaki - View from the summit (Photo: Richard H)</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d9a0da3a-8455-40b4-9326-873a65bf11d8/descent-mt-taranaki.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Climbing Mt Taranaki - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>On the descent</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2ac0ed30-7a64-4f41-b605-fed457340344/mt-taranaki-from-distance.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Climbing Mt Taranaki - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>View of Mt Taranaki from a distance</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/dc6889c7-6ecf-4954-a26e-2ecb2d792ca8/lower-slopes-mt-taranaki.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Climbing Mt Taranaki - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lower slopes of the mountain</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/5d0c20d0-08ae-4586-a230-c431c07cddc0/elevation-profile-mt-taranaki-climb.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Climbing Mt Taranaki - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Elevation Profile to the crater – one tough climb!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b545905c-a7b9-4287-a505-0548cd7f568e/crater-view-mt-taranaki.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Climbing Mt Taranaki - Looking back across the crater</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/37379d73-9650-43e3-b897-132b63a91812/marker-poles-mt-taranaki-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Climbing Mt Taranaki - Orange poles marking the track</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/routeburn-or-milford-track</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-16</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b7927f04-18ea-454c-83cb-a2c35bcaa8aa/view-down-the-valley-from-mackinnon-pass.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Routeburn or Milford Track? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Milford Track</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/a847ddf4-38ff-4037-a6e9-c84430b6329e/mountain-view-routeburn-track-nz.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Routeburn or Milford Track? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Routeburn Track</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b5c05f4d-a9a5-4568-85dc-38ed31fa7b57/lakes-near-harris-saddle-routeburn.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Routeburn or Milford Track? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lakes near the Harris Saddle – Routeburn Track</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/aedad390-d672-4c96-a147-5094abcbe153/view-along-milford-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Routeburn or Milford Track? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/shishapangma-base-camp-trek</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/5f10434b-8bb0-4df5-a53f-e7ce7d62f0e8/road-to-shishapangma-north-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Shishapangma Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The ‘road’ to base camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/3b039528-7a92-423a-9114-ba0931d3d131/shishapangma-north-base-camp-sign.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Shishapangma Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Just in case you weren’t sure – the signpost at base camp!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/12a09263-7b0a-4d15-8c07-39211620be2a/project-base8000-shishapangma-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Shishapangma Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Project Base8000 makes it to Shishapangma Base Camp!!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/addd4481-c7e9-424d-b5b0-853c4bc780af/shishapangma-view.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Shishapangma Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Shishapangma finally reveals itself on the road back to Nepal</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/ab00f18a-5503-4046-8dee-6d4c81f8eab1/tibetan-houses-near-shishapangma-north-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Shishapangma Base Camp Trek - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tibetan houses near Shishapangma Base Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tibet-a-journey-through-the-past</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-15</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1785218160030-Y5EGXIGV43QV4CWCDSXJ/road-out-of-lhasa.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Tibet: A Journey Through The Past - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Road out of Lhasa</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1785218160003-PLX81528XDL1RQQJM65B/road-sign-to-everest-tibet.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Tibet: A Journey Through The Past - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Road sign to Everest</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1785218158731-V4S60PZN5V1KGY1VD40Z/potala-palace-lhasa.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Tibet: A Journey Through The Past - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Potala Palace in Lhasa</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1785218159228-5J1P0OLA1E3F83GP16LO/dancing-in-lhasa.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Tibet: A Journey Through The Past - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Locals dancing in Lhasa</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1785218158629-W6P6JZLCMYLD4K3YSWBX/exercising-in-lhasa.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Tibet: A Journey Through The Past - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Exercising with the locals in Lhasa</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1785218160282-MQ3AGBTLQM3S4GS56PVV/everest-from-the-north-side.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Tibet: A Journey Through The Past - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mt Everest from the North side</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1785218160635-RY8PPXQRLKV8BU1PL8SB/project-base8000-at-ebc-north.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Tibet: A Journey Through The Past - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Project Base8000 at EBC North</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1785218159330-4L8EFUJSB4CX1NXNQL65/nangpa-la-glacier-near-cho-oyu.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Tibet: A Journey Through The Past - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The trail to Cho Oyu Advance Base Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1785218158852-MMUA6NVMTP70PTZ9SU6O/shishapangma-base-camp-sign.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Tibet: A Journey Through The Past - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Shishapangma base camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1785218159093-ET24PP90F3ZDW4CAUPZF/landslide-nepal.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Tibet: A Journey Through The Past - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Landslide on the road back to Kathmandu</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1785218157626-XYL7BM632HDBILABXE15/local-transport-tingri.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Tibet: A Journey Through The Past - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Local transport</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/cho-oyu-base-camp-trek</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/05cdfa6c-36c6-4005-8fd0-250a57a83288/climbalaya-tent.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Cho Oyu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Our target – Cho Oyu Advance Base Camp, 5,800m</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/c78c9a60-0dcb-42fa-9ce0-6af10a8efa01/emma-trevor-cho-oyu-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Cho Oyu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Intermediate camp with Cho Oyu in the background</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/0ee5c9b6-bd1e-4cf6-bf75-43311a4d45f6/cho-oyu-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Cho Oyu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cho Oyu Base camp complete with cement works!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/5bf42bec-3c95-4bd3-8e15-4e4ca05d675b/making-tea-at-cho-oyu-Interim-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Cho Oyu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mingma making tea at Intermediate camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/505dfe71-0ed8-43d8-a7b5-cb7b82d24530/yaks-cho-oyu.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Cho Oyu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Yaks at Intermediate Camp with Cho Oyu</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f3bc0e02-bf7e-4aa4-a6a7-102922b66fef/nangpa-la-glacier-cho-oyu.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Cho Oyu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nangpa La Glacier</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/5b134f4d-015d-479b-b978-b0e68b2e1e9c/project-base8000-cho-oyu-advance-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Cho Oyu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Project Base8000 at Cho Oyu Advance Base Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/372f9e70-5169-4809-94cc-a5232a505f4a/kitchen-tent-at-abc.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Cho Oyu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kitchen tent at ABC</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/makalu-base-camp-trek</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/707e8cd8-547e-409c-9068-2b6ac20184ec/barun-valley-big-rock-walls.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Big rock walls around Lang Male Kharka</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/59d07074-620b-48ff-b1f1-484ef8977d33/shipton-la-snow.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Shipton La</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2183f632-3038-4ca7-9b9e-483c2425c365/mt-makalu.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Makalu – 8,485m/27,838ft</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/ea093457-7824-46e8-952b-6670f780339d/shipton-la.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Shipton La – leading up to Khongma</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1782523463758-ME3IMCCJ2DKZPIOIYP72/makalu-base-camp-hillary-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - View of Makalu from Makalu Base Camp (Hillary Camp)</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/758dd429-0ffb-4b3e-b8f7-f9476c439dde/barun-glacier-leading-to-makalu-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Glacier leading up to Makalu Advance Base Camp</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f12a7910-6447-4fe5-a369-fd951a8750f9/shipton-la-yangmale-kharka.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - View up to Yangli Kharka</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/8923597b-9a03-4252-b076-41806b991be9/makalu-advance-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Makalu Advance Base Camp with the ice penitentes in the background</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/5cd3c12b-4531-4cb2-9606-19b1e27fe343/makalu-expedition-puja.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Puja Ceremony at Makalu Advance Base Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/423e485e-eae0-448c-94af-0e30e1dfd96a/view-back-down-glacier-from-makalu-abc.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>View back down the glacier from Makalu Advance Base Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f25e6527-7fb8-4ca0-a860-dbb0aa946b2e/trail-to-makalu-camp-1.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>View up towards camp 1 and 2 on Makalu</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/7b1a3a54-aafe-4bfd-acb8-8c40584284e1/heli-ride-himalaya.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Helicopter over the passes to Dingboche</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/3e538315-0913-4aa5-bda0-d0c98bf225b8/ama-dablam-from-chukhung-ri.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ama Dablam from Chukhung Ri</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/fe70b8eb-1b91-4335-b879-b885cbebd99b/khumbu-climbing-centre.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Khumbu Climbing Centre</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/9878295c-874d-46d7-95cd-0a3d991d3d68/crowds-on-swingbridge.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Crowds on the trail from Namche Bazaar</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d3d94d39-225f-436c-8693-4b34c06da1a6/project-base8000-at-makalu-advance-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Project Base8000 at Makalu Advance Base Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/76be4a22-be53-4cb1-88f3-8c99b4b50f7b/trail-to-chukhung-ri.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Trail to Chukhung Ri</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/cf1ea43d-91f4-4c0c-a94d-fad6fa057819/view-of-taboche-from-dIngboche.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>View of Taboche from Dingboche</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/9caf1e35-bf84-44d9-ba3b-123aa60852df/yaks-at-dingboche.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Makalu Base Camp Trek (and Advance BC) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/kanchenjunga-base-camp-trek</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/ca5e8523-b132-4c57-ae57-229d70e39975/kanchenjunga-north-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Glacier heading up to Kanchenjunga North Base Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/bad39bdf-93a5-4157-9fb4-3971c6ef5781/signpost-to-kanchenjunga.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Signpost to Kanchenjunga</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/8c0c735c-fe55-44e5-a49c-85352eb82b24/valley-to-kanchenjunga-north-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Valley to Kanchenjunga North Base Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/0d690739-5b5f-43d0-86aa-c4df20c3436e/green-fields-on-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Trekking through lush countryside</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/0c598687-7be1-4ca8-81f7-c2a74f90a61b/ghunsa-river.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ghunsa</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/5c67ecbc-1c55-4aea-a17d-c39e19c67292/mt-jannu.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stunning Jannu</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/e9b630e2-cca8-4092-a7e5-70109676f61f/kanchenjunga-north-base-camp-prayer-flags.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kanchenjunga North Base Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/305c96b4-b750-4c8e-ab93-94bc33664798/ramche-teahouse.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The ‘rustic’ teahouse at Ramche</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/8abbab29-07e5-488d-a741-b3bba21928ea/kanchenjunga-south-base-camp-oktang.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kanchenjunga South Base Camp (Oktang)</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/bb75a691-4dd5-4a9a-a522-61811bbfe070/nepali-flat-downhill-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The big descent to Happu Khola</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/9d55a303-8706-427f-85cf-42078deda7c0/nepal-river-autumn.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Autumn colours by the Ghunsa Khola river</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1576d5bd-dcb2-4dfa-8d4d-5f138499cea0/mani-wall-nepal.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mani wall</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/bcfdad10-78fe-4438-9eb7-9c278866a00a/teahouse-amjilosa.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Teahouse at Amjilosa – note all the sweet corn hanging from the roof</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/21e5cd37-13eb-441d-885c-fb206193a1e7/teahouse-cooking-stove.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Basic teahouse cooking</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d2fc4bfd-0a99-4d43-a782-83cd3a0b39b7/glacier-to-pangpema.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rocky Trail to North Base Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/219f48b3-147b-4629-8219-4d9793e5a958/broken-swingbridge.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Some of the wooden bridges were a challenge!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/bf7030dc-b78c-4abe-956c-2cb91ee0ffbf/kanchenjunga-conservation-area-map.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kanchenjunga Conservation Area</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/113bab10-21c3-407b-9f8e-6799eb56d9cd/trek-to-kanchenjunga-north-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Trekking to North Base Camp</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/08c53842-1002-427a-b5c2-84b7f504aca0/wooden-bridge-river-crossing.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek – North and South - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Another interesting wooden bridge</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/new-zealand-mt-taranaki</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-15</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/86f020f7-ad62-402e-928f-f864e0893e50/view-to-taranaki-summit.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Mt Taranaki Hike - Looking up to the summit</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/67d27aad-ee4a-40d7-98a1-6707325d9863/navigating-the-landslide.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Mt Taranaki Hike - Navigating the rock slide</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4e8f3eb2-610c-445a-a80b-b3655e028bcb/hardy-hikers-taranaki.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Mt Taranaki Hike - The hardy hikers heading off</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b4f99542-1015-4456-8210-bdeca0c92cb6/rugged-terrain-taranaki.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Mt Taranaki Hike - The terrain is quite dramatic!</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/48a04118-807e-4a74-bc35-aff8d1baa306/view-over-egmont-national-park.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Mt Taranaki Hike - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>View over Egmont National Park</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/04c318f0-897d-49b0-8f19-d9d8468fa91f/view-to-summit-mt-taranaki-2.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Mt Taranaki Hike - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The view to the summit</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/548fe1a5-2659-4aa0-975e-4a32a2d65e7d/surrounding-view-egmont-national-park.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Mt Taranaki Hike - Surrounding view of the Egmont National Park</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/98b3722f-ae8d-49ef-be6a-b99953a2d8af/holly-hut-mt-taranaki.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Mt Taranaki Hike - Holly Hut – one of the Department of Conservation huts</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/e737160c-a316-4bad-8f23-8b67379f518f/setting-off-holly-hut-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Mt Taranaki Hike - Setting off on the track</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/new-zealand-abel-tasman-track</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-16</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/dd6b3c74-8340-40f2-8cf3-bdaeef381841/island-view-abel-tasman.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Abel Tasman Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>View out to the islands from the Abel Tasman Track</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/21dd7ec6-0f54-45ae-b81e-9311b5747528/happy-trampers-abel-tasman-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Abel Tasman Track - Happy trampers about to head off</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/bbf9df27-09f5-48d5-b53d-483fa6f0482a/huffam-homestead.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Abel Tasman Track - Original settler’s homestead in Bark Bay</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/93adeff3-c12b-4c10-a957-bf1caf07c8de/signpost-abel-tasman-coast-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Abel Tasman Track - Signpost at the start of the track</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/049e581a-2e2d-42e7-a37d-013025eae950/native-forest-walk-abel-tasman.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Abel Tasman Track - Walking through the lush native forest</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/edde35e2-b760-496f-b9c1-52ec7344aa86/boat-accommodation-abel-tasman.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Abel Tasman Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The boat we stayed on for the first night (on the right)</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/da4855a2-96d3-475f-a4fb-2999e0b42760/tidal-flats-abel-tasman.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Abel Tasman Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Looking back down to the tidal flats</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d97d7868-9bb7-4bd6-87ed-e0a88dfefb2d/swingbridge-abel-tasman-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Abel Tasman Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The only swing bridge en route</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/535bf864-29fd-449d-a498-0c788759af6c/golden-sand-beaches-abel-tasman.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Abel Tasman Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Beautiful golden beaches along the way</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/e1252bb4-e9d2-422e-aa24-326e9ca548f8/stony-creek-abel-tasman.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Abel Tasman Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A stony creek we discovered along the way on the Abel Tasman Track</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/82676a9f-11f5-4249-a326-68c2f95f006f/dolphins-abel-tasman-national-pak.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Abel Tasman Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Some of the many dolphins we saw from the water taxi</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/bd43e557-8891-413c-bc83-72c91ba7a1d8/boat-and-tractor-new+zealand.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Abel Tasman Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The ride back into town in the boat, on the tractor!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/28fd534f-92c4-4876-9289-6ea54c0f7f19/native-ferns-new-zealand.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Abel Tasman Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Native ferns unfurl to provide a lovely forest canopy</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/52c1ea8f-ac9d-4c52-b8bd-fdc618f3c1a5/water-taxi-on-beach-abel-tasman.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Abel Tasman Track - Getting on the water taxi at the end of the walk</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2dc3fe9e-8f7f-4a78-bea0-64f0cf069d2d/beach-walk-abel-tasman.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Abel Tasman Track - Part of the trail along the beach</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/australia-bluff-knoll</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-17</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4dc3a05a-0c3f-42bb-b853-07400bed6465/bluff-knoll.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Bluff Knoll - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The imposing outline of Bluff Knoll</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/89fef92a-6611-46e0-9813-047f84dd3cad/bluff-knoll-rocks.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Bluff Knoll - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bluff Knoll – somewhat clouded over</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/3d9dcf21-534a-4ad1-bdc4-4693ec3816f9/bluff-knoll-clouds.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Bluff Knoll - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Eerie clouds around Bluff Knoll</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/8d29075d-2729-4243-a36d-72e028aaf89a/summit-bluff-knoll.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Bluff Knoll - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Reaching the summit of Bluff Knoll</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d418f11f-7956-422f-9d5e-a7cc8e89e4f7/bluff-knoll-from-car-park.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Bluff Knoll - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bluff Knoll as seen from the car park, with the hike starting from the shelter on the right.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1786942661508-67G3IIY2EC46IE8DLYCD/elevation-profile-bluff-knoll.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Bluff Knoll - Elevation profile of the hike – steep up and down!</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6350c9b7-3213-475d-9640-0de8276002e6/stirling-ranges.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Bluff Knoll - Stirling Ranges</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/nepal-ultimate-annapurna-dhaulagiri</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/96a9110a-7c59-4e96-b661-8e097fccba98/fishtail-and-annapurna-4-and-2.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Machhapuchhre (Fishtail), Annapurna 4 and Annapurna 2</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1786255937252-VCQSMFYR9GEJJ4LEJO9D/fishtail.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri - Macchapucchre (Fishtail) The spectacular Machhapuchhre (Fishtail)</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1786255937220-NC4UINOYJL0UY2RFRR5J/dhaulagiri-from-kopra-ridge.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri - Dhaulagiri Mt Dhaulagiri, 7th highest mountain in the world</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/44d39380-5d11-4101-8521-2b6e7d282c3a/porters-annapurna-dhaulagiri-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Introducing some of our wonderful crew – the porters and our trek leader</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/9be8e5fe-2c34-4327-b1f2-96c240a16616/birthday-cake-annapurna-dhaulagiri-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Birthday cake at 3600m!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1786256104055-S3BYVT7DMTERM5W1CY45/rhododendrons.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri - rhododendron forest A blaze of colour in the rhododendron forests in the Annapurna Dhaulagiri region.</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1786256104074-BX4LHCY1R82H5D9JUSTC/dog-on-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri - The dog who followed us for a few days. The very cute dog who followed us for days on end</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1786256183934-VWGE1VZAZCJSKEDQCUU4/annapurna-dhaulagiri-trail.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri - Trekkers on the trail</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1786256183976-NI5JKNC7M21P7QGP2QOD/donkeys.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri - Donkeys on the trail</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/ee8af342-4624-403f-9825-854acd32f0bd/annapurna-south-from-campsite.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Views of Annapurna South from one of our campsites</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4f981ac7-3aaf-4da4-85d9-8dde0b5c52f9/dhaulagiri-panorama-kopra-ridge.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dhaulagiri Panorama – atop of Kopra Ridge</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1786256382217-EWJHMFBAZE8FL8HPN619/river-crossing-annapurna-dhaulagiri-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri - Down to the river crossing then all the way back up!</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1786256382206-0YQOSIE1KZK62DX7CIHV/yeti-airlines.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri - Flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara.</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/994634be-84d4-4065-9bed-3956a02c0431/kopra-ridge-panorama.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Panorama from Kopra Ridge in the Annapurna Dhaulagiri region.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/australia-six-foot-track</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-17</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2f9465cd-af4f-4f80-a31e-788991318216/blue-mountains-view.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Six Foot Track - An early morning start</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/0e3253e1-d4dd-487c-b20e-2943d2dad0fa/signpost-six-foot-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Six Foot Track - Start of the track at Explorers Tree</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/95a2d750-4cd4-475f-bc3d-e735e67a934e/campsite-six-foot-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Six Foot Track - One of the campsites</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6696f8fb-2751-4ec0-a4aa-5e9c976c2c2d/swingbridge-coxs-river.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Six Foot Track - Swingbridge across the Coxs River</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/23639c3b-9dde-4a7d-a4b0-7019a87327d5/megalong-valley-floor.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Six Foot Track - View from Megalong valley</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/77168abc-a6c1-45af-a706-3affe03cb049/escarpment-blue-mountains.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Six Foot Track - View of the escarpment</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/7ebd7a8b-c08d-4e15-b683-e03f2ae77fcc/kangaroos-six-foot-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Six Foot Track - Local wildlife - kangaroos</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/7035411d-6ba9-43f0-906e-13152b76e82a/vineyard-blue-mountains.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Six Foot Track - View over vineyards</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/8082a85f-dadb-45c0-b212-5321644991f0/fenceline-view-blue-mountains.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Six Foot Track - View through the fenceline</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/732bdcaa-86ab-4e21-96f0-dd256f8d889a/jenolan-caves.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Six Foot Track - Jenolan Caves</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/eef4a8d9-ee4f-40b8-b0d6-61730c118c72/jenolan-caves-stairway.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: Six Foot Track - Stairs heading down into Jenolan Caves</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/new-zealand-tongariro-alpine-winter-crossing</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-16</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/5821d6f2-b4fb-4983-be6b-ac1fe9c5ed1c/views-from-tongariro-winter.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Winter Crossing - Great views the whole way</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4003048f-41c9-4014-a209-6ef1d6ec448a/snow-and-blue-sky-tongariro.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Winter Crossing - The snow and skyline provide for some spectacular shots</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b17160d8-51c0-41d4-b951-7f191b5f4062/technical-gear-tongariro-winter.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Winter Crossing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Get your gear on – ice axe, crampons (depending on snow and ice levels) and helmet</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/9cc54ff1-b25b-44d0-9f22-60b9dc1b3b6c/uphill-snow-hiking-tongariro.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Winter Crossing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>It’s easy to overheat on the uphill climb on a sunny day</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1f582a54-8fe8-416a-88da-08ca8cf41e07/tongariro-signposts-winter.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Winter Crossing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The route is well signposted</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d4659217-2c3b-4ba1-8a04-ebb6126880c0/glissading-tongariro.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Winter Crossing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Glissading – getting down the fast way!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/cba0ced1-4935-4387-915b-f342898a593d/panorama-tongariro-winter.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Winter Crossing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Beautiful 360 views looking back towards Mt Ngauruhoe</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/e7549e03-cc36-4272-b5f1-d79c7122bead/trekking-poles-snow.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Winter Crossing - Trekking poles ideally with snow baskets</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/10f13d75-53f6-4f06-8c4d-64cbb1bbd95a/volcanic-hazard-sign-tongariro.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Winter Crossing - Beware of any volcanic activity</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f060163c-bbb8-49e3-8328-de03e4f95d5c/mt-ngauruhoe-winter.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Winter Crossing - Dramatic views of Mt Ngauruhoe, aka Mt Doom</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/a4988d11-3c08-41f9-858c-e5f5e36976b3/snow-crossing-tongariro.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Winter Crossing - No shortage of snow</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/caadc1b8-99ce-4ece-8a5d-04931ebba2c5/view-of-hikers-in-snow-tongariro.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Winter Crossing - Different views to summer crossing</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2cd3f47f-6736-4e3e-b7b4-3933cf693083/clouds-and-snow-tongariro.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Winter Crossing - The weather is ever changeable</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/australia-3-capes-track-tasmania</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-17</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/a0ba1edc-90a6-4ba3-a1e9-7e5a32079453/three-capes-track-start-signpost.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - Start of the Three Capes Track</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d6f08799-30f2-442c-9b86-8c07ac028ac8/3-capes-walk-from-boat.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - Off the boat then walk to start of the track</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1e4e34e8-ad08-48a9-81ff-e9977b1cbf0c/southern-right-whale-3-capes-ange+anderson.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - Southern Right Whale. Photo: Ange Anderson</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/eebea56d-d573-49d2-9421-0f73a7a6ffab/sea-cliffs-3-capes.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - Ancient sea cliffs through the mist</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/521599b7-c2b4-47ef-b65a-f7e3568c7d2c/cape-pillar-3-capes.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - Cape Pillar with Tasman Island behind</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/0a27b07e-8c64-4c28-b09d-3ae9f4224ba7/dolerite-rock-spires-3-capes.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - Stunning dolerite rock spires over Great Southern Ocean</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/a22635cd-82b3-4b0e-a82c-cd937b33fc02/surveyor-eco-lodge-tasmania.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - Surveyor Eco-lodge</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4ce8da27-68c3-429b-9412-6837174599c5/bunk-beds-3-capes-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - Bunk beds with mattresses</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1b867ccf-dc25-4051-87b5-6147b034443f/lodge-kitchen-3-capes.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - Kitchen with pots, pans and cooking utensils</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1ad37e4f-f709-487f-8263-0c88060136ff/cape-hauy-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - Steps up to Cape Hauy</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/53467457-92ce-4e26-9481-27e290728061/totem-pole-3-capes-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - The famous Totem Pole</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/60628d5e-0f46-448c-afa5-e2ebe61fbd51/boardwalks-3-capes-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - A mix of boardwalks and natural trail</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/e1a38bb5-d9b6-4770-a8b1-d1d6c218e265/native-bush-3-capes-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - Beautiful native bush</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/ec3b542b-7c12-4f6d-a0fc-8796eec53e77/quirky-artwork-3-capes-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - Quirky seats</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/03a239a5-07a9-4fc5-bf26-bfe5558db884/storytelling-features-3-capes.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - Story-telling features</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2c621232-a14d-4907-8b0b-cfe9676bb46c/art-installations-3-capes.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - Arty installations</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/5409581e-e929-436f-bbb5-262fd6d7a69c/echidna-wendy-faulkner.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Australia: 3 Capes Track, Tasmania - Echidna – Photo: Wendy Faulkner</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/mt-kinabalu</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-15</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/733f50bf-8f8f-421f-a69c-ac6d579cab17/mt-kinabalu-2.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Malaysian Borneo: Mt Kinabalu - Mt Kinabalu from hotel</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1accaa48-54f6-4a01-a684-fdbc2dba93fd/beach-kota-kinabalu.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Malaysian Borneo: Mt Kinabalu - Beach at Kota Kinabalu</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b80f66f0-2a39-4f0f-9e89-78207ffb45a7/mt-kinabalu-trail.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Malaysian Borneo: Mt Kinabalu - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>On the trail to Mt Kinabalu</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b10f2d93-fa77-4857-9bb4-d0215417c8f8/mt-kinabalu-rocks.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Malaysian Borneo: Mt Kinabalu - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mt Kinabalu</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d7fd457d-baf2-4774-b55d-453f6ced52db/mt-kinabalu-granite.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Malaysian Borneo: Mt Kinabalu - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Typical terrain – granite rock</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b336a784-cee6-486c-9e41-50c88ddd6992/mt-kinabalu-ropes.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Malaysian Borneo: Mt Kinabalu - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ropes on the granite rock</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/ec3a6037-b99d-4717-9d1a-32a63c6f3a92/mt-kinabalu-sunrise.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Malaysian Borneo: Mt Kinabalu - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sunrise from Mt Kinabalu</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2f19a1c6-b452-447b-b8a4-1fc39052b0b2/mt-kinabalu-signpost.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Malaysian Borneo: Mt Kinabalu - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Signpost en route</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/everest-circuit</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/5f4b119a-450f-4aea-89cd-fb7b0f72232d/panorama-gokyo-ri-summit.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Panorama from Gokyo Ri, including Everest, Lhotse and Makalu</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6fc24d82-4bf5-466b-bd2b-d47181833a36/cho-oyu-from-gokyo-ri.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cho Oyu from the top of Gokyo Ri</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/89b4be08-385f-4f09-b4b1-1a0e5028ddd4/thamel-kathmandu.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Thamel, Kathmandu</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/a627ba86-b2ab-44f2-9307-46bcee7351ea/landing-lukla-airport-nepal.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Coming into land at Lukla Airport</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f38f6890-dd9b-43ca-b97d-cc3cbb659ebd/swingbridge-everest-circuit-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Swingbridge on the trail</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/cce98272-0499-4b6a-981a-fd1b8390486f/mani-wall.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Mani Stones (Prayer wall) – always walk on the left side</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/3dca0794-c374-4b03-91c1-40bb691af595/namche-bazaar.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Namche Bazaar</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1ac4d849-1d34-420c-bc65-9e885586c881/mt-everest.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - View of Mt Everest,  Lhotse and Makalu from the top of Gokyo Ri</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1782970471399-MLBVHFJ7LZVC2HKN0XAS/gokyo-lakes-view.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - View from the top of Gokyo Ri – Everest, Lhotse and Makalu</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b20f12d8-e238-40c8-a19f-1c88ce5d69e1/gokyo-ri-summit.JPG</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - At the top of Cho La Pass</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/9d5246af-71ad-466a-8bc4-a23b45c2c332/trekking-thru-snow-lobuche.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Trekking through the snow to Lobuche</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/384df80a-4ae2-483f-ac3f-557f8a22a7e0/yaks-in-snow.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Yaks in the snow</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/98abbfb1-7a06-4cc8-9f62-89daa2ed9694/ebc-khumbu-glacier.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Everest Base Camp and the Khumbu Glacier and Ice Fall</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b2f47869-8dcd-4133-b121-a5f0df126106/ice-fall-doctors.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Trevor with the Ice Fall Doctors, who affix the ropes to the summit</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/071afe69-9508-4c13-8552-1b2623f70d7c/short-runway-lukla-airport.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The short runway at Lukla – weather not so good</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2d959a1a-b491-4d13-b08c-3a3a74029df6/everest-lhotse-ama-dablam.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Everest, Lhotse and the striking Ama Dablam</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2d88a8ea-7062-4367-b7bc-b6196645f0da/gokyo-village-cho-oyu.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gokyo village and view of Cho Oyu</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/9c3514d8-593e-423e-bf18-8ff252ebac20/crossing-glacier-cho-la-pass.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Crossing the glacier on the Cho La Pass – microspikes are helpful</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/14ec344c-8c0a-4cc0-866c-e6fcc3b1bfef/cho-oyu.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cho Oyu</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/477b3657-d63b-481a-8182-cba38a1a63a1/ama-dablam-dzongla.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>View of Ama Dablam from Dzongla</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tongariro-alpine-crossing</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-16</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b0a6f956-d46d-46b2-8cd8-46cb6d60e428/volcanic-landscape-tongariro.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Volcanic activity on the trail</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b6b94d62-b39b-45e4-bbcc-606835f1395c/tongariro-trail-up.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Start of the uphill trail</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4d438b78-e71b-45de-868e-d8264fb061e6/crater-walk.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Long flat stretch across an old crater</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/84c7ba1c-d3c0-4fa2-8c3b-7b33a1e99f00/crater-views-tongariro.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Crater views</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/17c85280-6920-49a5-aaa2-c45b98436f1a/view-south-west-tongariro.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Views to the south west</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/3a26b157-7682-43ef-a30b-a14e8cb1c285/tongariro-emerald-lake.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Half way! View before going down the scree slope to the lakes</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/3f301165-ff70-4ec7-b48e-ccddb86072b0/tongariro-lake-thermal-steam.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Thermal steam near the lakes</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f7b86677-9318-4b9a-aec9-29d4621a61ac/scree-slope-tongariro.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Scree slope descending to Emerald Lakes</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/24827dff-6d87-4400-8ee5-0077657b7e02/volcanic-sign-ketetahi-hut.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ketetahi Hut sign</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/94b92132-33ca-4b24-8812-cbeaa60a85ba/tongariro-trail-down.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>After the hut, the trail winds down through scrub and native bush to the carpark</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f3a4c12d-f5d0-469a-a245-48e62019698f/tongariro-lake-view.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - Going down the scree slope to the lakes</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b272490f-800c-431a-b144-9db62a71efa5/tongariro-boardwalk-section.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - An easy section at the start of the track</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/9b102560-44f2-4f1e-80e8-9b659657957a/crater-long-flat-walk.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - A long flat stretch up top</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/36d75888-4682-473e-83c6-1a56eb3378b2/mt-ngauruhoe.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - Mt Ngauruhoe (Mt Doom)</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4fd2f85a-531f-4a5d-bf03-33568090ac51/blue-lake-tongariro.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - Blue Lake</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/70ce6c55-6987-4897-bcbe-fc2b1d987cae/volcanic-scree-slope-tongariro.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - Scree slope from a distance</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b708c885-bb09-4398-80b4-1af86ad21b07/volcanic-hazard-zone-sign.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - Take care – this is an active volcano!</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/70913f6f-68ba-40ed-a33b-7e867b3b89b0/volcanic-activity-tongariro.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Summer Crossing - Volcanic activity on the northern slopes</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/routeburn-track</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-16</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6ae6cfa5-5660-4212-8ad9-891a4cac0710/bushwalk-routeburn-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Routeburn Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Day 1 started with a bush walk</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/c9382363-85ec-446c-b835-64a1289a361a/hollyford-valley.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Routeburn Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hollyford Valley</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/907fb00a-3b92-4233-9127-f0db69e83eff/routeburn-valley-and-lodge.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Routeburn Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Routeburn Valley with lodge in the foreground</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/ab5958a7-862f-49e8-b394-7573d7d3dbe9/alpine-trail-routeburn.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Routeburn Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Some of the trail is quite exposed</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/8e8b79d2-5fe6-49c5-b0c8-3d5cb59b90a5/guided-hut-routeburn-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Routeburn Track - Lodge used by Ultimate Hikes</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/976d8a96-c3a5-41d5-aafb-7212ef950769/swingbridge-routeburn.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Routeburn Track - Swingbridge on the trail</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/8f667466-6ba3-436b-97be-e2e057eab8c6/weather-routeburn-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Routeburn Track - Conditions can change quickly</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b5c05f4d-a9a5-4568-85dc-38ed31fa7b57/lakes-near-harris-saddle-routeburn.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Routeburn Track - Lakes near the Harris Saddle</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/milford-track</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-16</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/41317557-02a8-4b80-aba1-fa225e812d75/swingbridge-milford-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Swing bridge near Glade Lodge</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/736c3c4f-2038-47c0-a137-f68c40d415a7/view-from-mckinnon-pass.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>View from the Mackinnon pass</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/e69658d3-809e-4844-9eb4-3b66e7dadcb0/view-up-to-mckinnon-pass.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Looking up towards Mackinnon Pass</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/aedad390-d672-4c96-a147-5094abcbe153/view-along-milford-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>View from the trail through the narrow valley</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/26898369-754e-453d-8f8f-8254bfec01fb/waterfall-milford-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Waterfalls, streams and rivers abound</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/e59e8bab-a58b-4232-9ed3-20b0adebf110/weather-forecast-milford-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Unpredictable weather</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/abc23438-96d0-4171-8786-625dfba731e4/glade-lodge-milford-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Glade Lodge</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/ccf7a9de-9f48-472e-ae0b-08f317540f6d/top-of-mackinnon-pass.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - Top of the Mackinnon Pass</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b7927f04-18ea-454c-83cb-a2c35bcaa8aa/view-down-the-valley-from-mackinnon-pass.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - View back down the valley</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/302484ad-4988-4fb4-9cce-098a654c0520/mackinnon-pass-signpost.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - View from the top of the pass</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/3dad3ae8-7ee4-40de-912e-39555944c000/snow-on-the-tops-milford-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A bit of snow on top, even in January</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/dfceda68-a8d1-47d1-9feb-5760664d75f5/lucky-raincoats.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Our lucky raincoats!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4013e2ee-7283-431e-bcf5-4d8e5d3da392/waterfall-near-milford-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - Plenty of water near the track</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/fab9991f-962f-4868-a611-ca29dbd907e1/track-to-sutherland-falls.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - Sutherland Falls</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2905260b-4d4a-452e-99ea-ac04fa9919e5/hiking-poles-on-trail.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - Hiking poles are handy</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/c6895a9b-e79f-4bed-83b5-bc3c81de2e4d/keas-on-lodge-roof.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - Cheeky Keas on the lodge roof</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f6e20071-657b-4b2b-b1e0-83ea3a137d3e/boots-milford-track.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - The wall of shame – boots that didn’t make it</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/320f466c-7af0-4dd6-bb07-98639dc78d1a/big-waterfall-milford-sound.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - New Zealand: Milford Track - Waterfall in the Milford Sound</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/everest-base-camp-trek</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/668b11df-4cf5-42a5-b630-2a1ff431ea2c/project-base8000-at-everest-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Everest Base Camp Trek – 60th Anniversary - Arrival at EBC!</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/a071d339-d80b-4d28-bbd4-d376b641b134/everest-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Everest Base Camp Trek – 60th Anniversary - Khumbu Icefall</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1b38c43f-924d-4fb3-9d10-9cfdb91682e7/lukla-airport.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Everest Base Camp Trek – 60th Anniversary - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lukla Airport</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2125bf8f-a98a-409d-b2c5-b92a312de9dc/ama-dablam.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Everest Base Camp Trek – 60th Anniversary - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ama Dablam</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6c4612ed-02d1-4e09-95e9-07a2e03fc71c/everest-60th-anniversary-dining-tent-thyangboche.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Everest Base Camp Trek – 60th Anniversary - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Everest 60th Anniversary Dining Tent at Thyangboche</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/5e6a89d0-6360-4f37-a1aa-253c8f5478dd/ebc-dinner-party.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Everest Base Camp Trek – 60th Anniversary - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>EBC Dinner Party</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/21441508-c495-47ca-84d7-60bbfb04b4b2/everest-marathon-2013.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Everest Base Camp Trek – 60th Anniversary - Everest Marathon 2013</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/50d661fd-b851-48e3-89a2-82ed7f67621f/everest-marathon-runner.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Everest Base Camp Trek – 60th Anniversary - Everest Marathon runner</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/09e5dcea-d2b9-45cd-bc32-22bfc7236313/yak-at-high-altitude.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Everest Base Camp Trek – 60th Anniversary - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Yak at high altitude</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/87a5550f-1feb-4aa1-ae04-62979969e815/our-favourite-yak.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Everest Base Camp Trek – 60th Anniversary - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Our Favourite Yak</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/7aa30796-c982-4eee-a306-153d88fac24e/everest-view-gorak-shep.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Everest Base Camp Trek – 60th Anniversary - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>View back to Everest from Gorak Shep</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/7bbc554d-6d2e-456a-8783-76066a423e89/swingbridge-to-namche-bazaar.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Everest Base Camp Trek – 60th Anniversary - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Swing bridge near Namche Bazaar</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/77f4d252-9499-42ab-8322-5cf745e0feea/mt-everest.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Everest Base Camp Trek – 60th Anniversary - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mt Everest (left)</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/945b84c5-b0fe-4d73-8ed6-b1c37ddb2c04/dzo-on-trail.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Everest Base Camp Trek – 60th Anniversary - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/04e09866-0538-48f3-9703-dea641f36052/rum-doodle-cafe-footprint.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Everest Base Camp Trek – 60th Anniversary - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Our footprint at the old Rum Doodle cafe in Kathmandu</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/mera-peak</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-15</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d582175f-cfab-40c5-ba7f-f425dd4c0a83/mera-peak-nepal.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Mera Peak – Adversity and Resilience - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mera Peak</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/c4f26d7b-0036-40dc-a8a6-39cccae7bd44/thamel-street-kathmandu.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Mera Peak – Adversity and Resilience - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kathmandu streets</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/e5fd7b05-f928-4f46-9dca-3bc17f8f783b/snowy-trail-mera-peak-trek.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Mera Peak – Adversity and Resilience - Snowy trail to Mera Peak</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/bc32c6d4-b21f-4bc9-bb1b-cce871984147/campsite-khula-kharka.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Mera Peak – Adversity and Resilience - Campsite at Khula Kharka</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d5519674-9f3b-49a6-bbc1-300877913aee/medevac-nepal-mera-peak-trek.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Mera Peak – Adversity and Resilience - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Medevac</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d45b86f9-3e0c-4d2a-8a85-8991422c60b5/helicopter-from-lukla.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Mera Peak – Adversity and Resilience - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Helicopter from Lukla</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/ebf6c911-e300-4f3c-bd71-438c09f957d6/signpost-mera-peak-trek.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Nepal: Mera Peak – Adversity and Resilience - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/category/Adventure+%26+Inspiration</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/category/Base+Camp+Treks</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/category/Trek+%26+Hike+Stories</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Dhaulagiri</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Tibet</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Tongariro</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Pakistan</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Winter</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Routeburn+Track</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Nepal</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Day+Hikes</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Milford+Track</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Everest</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Tasmania</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Shishapangma</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Multi-Day+Hikes</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Great+Walks</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Cho+Oyu</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/New+Zealand</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Asia</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Annapurna</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Karakoram</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Expeditions</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/High+Altitude</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Australia</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Himalaya</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Sydney</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/blog/tag/Taranaki</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/home</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-12</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/847d43fc-619d-47b0-8579-7a50f410ed80/project-base8000-cho-oyu-advance-basecamp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d88071f3-7f10-4e4c-9d4d-e6aa7daaebe9/List+of+the+world%27s+14+highest+mountains+over+8000m+with+the+altitudes+of+the+summits+and+base+camps</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/922ef123-9225-46fc-93f8-be52d0959309/project-base8000-timeline.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b42eaaa4-ec8d-44a6-84ef-44f2ad4f3410/emma-and-trevor-project-base8000.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6a70d6f9-7b13-44ad-9812-be68f0e79fad/14-x-8000ers-google-maps.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f68f7b5d-2064-49d5-b751-00aa157ebae1/tent-city-manaslu-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/56626e55-4f8d-4692-ac64-931d2dcca708/trekking-annapurna-case-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2e9efd16-cc94-4f84-a38f-cc6003908c51/australian-himalayan-foundation-logo.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/e1dbcef0-c14d-483f-902d-df2105b5005c/juniper-trust-logo.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/3c6fb9e5-c16b-46a2-a910-fe47988db22e/climbalaya-logo.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/05dd6d70-95c2-46b5-b41c-6215b0a42fda/expedition-base-logo.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/ab323c1a-99bd-4c53-8d72-711a7cea99a2/joes-basecamp-logo.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/7d07e2a3-189e-4f77-99e5-8f1057feb99c/the-mountain-company-logo.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/357d9bfc-66c2-41e7-a754-f2e68af7034f/the-himalayan-times-logo.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f0291fea-6422-420d-b926-d8a9da02145c/great-walks-magazine-logo.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2e9efd16-cc94-4f84-a38f-cc6003908c51/australian-himalayan-foundation-logo.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/bbec65d5-7e29-4656-b9bc-5257f8689764/summit-strength-the-training-for-trekking-podcast.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/a102f27f-1ed6-498b-aff9-cb3fb9dff0b9/austrian-alpine-club-britannia.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/666700d6-fedb-473a-b56d-51f6625dede9/alan-arnette-blog-logo.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/0ef55992-aa09-4bf0-bc3b-1d1ce9f60da4/cortomontagna-logo.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/about</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-11</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/13edde6e-5e1d-4bd7-a6e9-9f8a15092126/project-base8000-at-kathmandu-guest-house.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f3873b3e-9fd8-4e93-a025-1c40e29bd93f/villages-at-start-of-annapurna-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/56626e55-4f8d-4692-ac64-931d2dcca708/trekking-annapurna-case-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d1a2ae8a-d49c-411e-9918-97c34c77be84/view-to-lake-samagaon.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/contact</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-11</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4323fe92-aab5-4df8-bcb1-2517602b222c/manaslu-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/mountains</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-12</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6a70d6f9-7b13-44ad-9812-be68f0e79fad/14-x-8000ers-google-maps.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/mountains/everest</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-29</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1ac4d849-1d34-420c-bc65-9e885586c881/mt-everest.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/a071d339-d80b-4d28-bbd4-d376b641b134/everest-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/224d556f-94ce-40fb-bb94-6e2f52e1b781/altitude-profile-everest-lhotse-base-camp-trek.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1782970351923-YTJYHE8MTH0P4EG88MO5/project-base8000-at-ebc-north.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/668b11df-4cf5-42a5-b630-2a1ff431ea2c/project-base8000-at-everest-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1782970351923-YTJYHE8MTH0P4EG88MO5/project-base8000-at-ebc-north.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1782970471399-MLBVHFJ7LZVC2HKN0XAS/gokyo-lakes-view.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f68f7b5d-2064-49d5-b751-00aa157ebae1/8000er-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/mountains/k2</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-11</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/e8916ed0-7048-4df9-b961-c7da19db4bcd/k2.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/a759881b-672d-4cf3-9bc4-b76b3e98d8e6/k2-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/29c29961-4684-4e66-9215-db30315fd2f0/altitude-profile-k2-broad-peak-g1-g2-base-camp-trek.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f209a74b-d3f1-48ac-8220-f674001ebf5a/project-base8000-k2-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f68f7b5d-2064-49d5-b751-00aa157ebae1/8000er-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/30e5bac7-e4a0-4c11-a9e1-58a87f7ba52f/k2-mule-train.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/mountains/kanchenjunga</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-08</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/8019ad67-bbad-4e43-b6ae-c84b2a519c78/kanchenjunga.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/afe71f28-04b7-4cfd-b112-b3a6ff678995/kanchenjunga-north-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4b2f6009-fffd-44a5-8d30-0bfffb42a4f4/altitude-profile-kanchenjunga-base-camp-trek.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/9b13c1a1-190f-49b9-9deb-211f69dcf985/project-base8000-kanchenjunga-south-base-camp.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/8abbab29-07e5-488d-a741-b3bba21928ea/kanchenjunga-south-base-camp-oktang.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f68f7b5d-2064-49d5-b751-00aa157ebae1/8000er-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/mountains/lhotse</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-21</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1ac4d849-1d34-420c-bc65-9e885586c881/mt-everest-nuptse-lhotse.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/a071d339-d80b-4d28-bbd4-d376b641b134/everest-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/224d556f-94ce-40fb-bb94-6e2f52e1b781/altitude-profile-everest-lhotse-base-camp-trek.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/668b11df-4cf5-42a5-b630-2a1ff431ea2c/project-base8000-at-everest-lhotse-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1782970471399-MLBVHFJ7LZVC2HKN0XAS/gokyo-lakes-view.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f68f7b5d-2064-49d5-b751-00aa157ebae1/8000er-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/mountains/makalu</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-08</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/ee6d8d0e-c4f4-415e-97f8-589de75f381b/makalu.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/329f5419-3692-478f-a234-37d2cc793168/makalu-advance-base-camp-nepal.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/fd6118e8-ec46-4407-bd6f-b0df648684e2/altitude-profile-makalu-advance-base-bamp-trek.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/43b6180d-2da5-4ef1-9654-5c9caa05b322/makalu-base-camp-landscape.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f68f7b5d-2064-49d5-b751-00aa157ebae1/8000er-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/mountains/cho-oyu</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-29</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/bebeedb5-0832-4ce8-b6bd-4c576349e27a/cho-oyu.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/a5cac111-ae18-41f0-a26d-29f50d986301/cho-oyu-advance-base-camp-tibet-china.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/92766c65-a17b-476a-bfd8-f2343559ae1f/altitude-profile-cho-oyu-advance-base-camp-and-shishapangma-north-base-camp-trek.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1782534469905-09FI3ILGD809MLQLHG2J/cho-oyu-base+camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1785299452493-BR01N9W5ZLK22H82HM9Y/monks-shigatse-monastery.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f68f7b5d-2064-49d5-b751-00aa157ebae1/8000er-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/mountains/shishapangma</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-29</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/06355b0b-7bd5-43a0-b4a6-fdcf4c13464f/shishapangma-expedition-base.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1d7872ae-2b95-44e1-b4bd-56c4f577abc1/shishapangma-north-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/92766c65-a17b-476a-bfd8-f2343559ae1f/altitude-profile-cho-oyu-advance-base-camp-and-shishapangma-north-base-camp-trek.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1782535437739-43SUDTUXQM7AJY5LEMVL/project-base8000-shishapangma-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/a44c1e9f-76a4-4014-ae51-bcb9101df04c/monks-shigatse-monastery-tibet-china.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f68f7b5d-2064-49d5-b751-00aa157ebae1/8000er-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/mountains/dhaulagiri</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-10</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/9ac18c67-d1d5-4e06-839c-d745942355f8/dhaulagiri.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/9590bab8-149e-4c10-9130-63d97e050ea8/dhaulagiri-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4ba339be-7fd6-4c42-8c4c-797f904a85ac/altitude-profile-dhaulagiri-base-camp-trek.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/8575c813-1035-48b6-8f11-ec30b2afcae7/project-base8000-dhaulagiri-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f68f7b5d-2064-49d5-b751-00aa157ebae1/8000er-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/mountains/manaslu</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/c26dbc95-e12b-48d0-a123-e4d7dbe09bf2/manaslu.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4080dbec-a3a7-4fab-a67e-a9ba950e9e28/manaslu-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/0201c326-14e5-4e29-a5c0-74d5faafe5ef/altitude-profile-manaslu-base-camp-trek.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1782623470532-1GCER6282F79HF0UARUD/project-base8000-manaslu-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f68f7b5d-2064-49d5-b751-00aa157ebae1/8000er-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/mountains/nanga-parbat</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-11</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/92ea1982-87ab-4ac8-81d1-5b346896ec5e/nanga-parbat-mark-lawson.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/3a021af0-343a-46fa-b167-e1f143d010a6/nanga-parbat-herrligkoffer-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6e0844bd-3bca-4bb8-b13a-aa314fc9f33f/altitude-profile-nanga-parbat-base-camp-trek-rupal-face.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/47774014-5d8d-4ae4-8e9f-90feb6f51239/nanga-parbat-base-camp-project-base8000.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f68f7b5d-2064-49d5-b751-00aa157ebae1/8000er-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/mountains/broad-peak</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/95b57db4-7ab2-4e9f-ac1a-04110bdad40f/broad-peak.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/705c52e2-6d04-4068-9a05-02c81da327fa/broad-peak-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/29c29961-4684-4e66-9215-db30315fd2f0/altitude-profile-k2-broad-peak-g1-g2-base-camp-trek.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6f43bd5e-a148-4395-b301-c4751b42758c/broad-peak-base-camp-project-base8000.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f68f7b5d-2064-49d5-b751-00aa157ebae1/8000er-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/mountains/gasherbrum-1</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/34173bd2-e136-4fd8-82fb-c8d1943d7d23/gasherbrum-1.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/9904ba69-10a5-4923-868c-7e2105f6d7c7/gasherbrum-1-2-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/29c29961-4684-4e66-9215-db30315fd2f0/altitude-profile-k2-broad-peak-g1-g2-base-camp-trek.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/7939e320-bb78-4414-9623-efaed7888509/project-base8000-g1-g2-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f68f7b5d-2064-49d5-b751-00aa157ebae1/8000er-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/mountains/gasherbrum-2</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/519a6312-3b77-47aa-b554-0a587dc453ba/gasherbrum-2-daniel-born-on-unsplash.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/9904ba69-10a5-4923-868c-7e2105f6d7c7/gasherbrum-1-2-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/29c29961-4684-4e66-9215-db30315fd2f0/altitude-profile-k2-broad-peak-g1-g2-base-camp-trek.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/7939e320-bb78-4414-9623-efaed7888509/project-base8000-g1-g2-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f68f7b5d-2064-49d5-b751-00aa157ebae1/8000er-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/mountains/annapurna</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/5eea1804-287f-4dc9-bce1-c7204b38b106/annapurna-1.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/83352179-fef2-4316-8a95-48d4ac6bdae3/annapurna-1-base-camp-south.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/0c717877-241b-4b79-9bdd-3dec86f566ae/altitude-profile-annapurna-base-camp-trek.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/fe0dc0aa-1b41-4cef-a928-90a1066698ac/project-base8000-annapurna-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f68f7b5d-2064-49d5-b751-00aa157ebae1/8000er-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/peak-altitude-in-the-footsteps-of-mountaineers</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-12</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/3cba910c-71e4-4329-a335-755d585cebe5/selected-cortomontagna-2025.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/8fe200c5-94ea-45c5-9670-44fc4298885f/cortomontagna-logo.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/8000er-base-camp-trek-comparison</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-29</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4323fe92-aab5-4df8-bcb1-2517602b222c/manaslu-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/fe0dc0aa-1b41-4cef-a928-90a1066698ac/project-base8000-annapurna-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/challenge-yourself</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/e2691212-f937-4e49-9dd2-ea4e7589cf2d/trekking-chukhung-nepal.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b20f12d8-e238-40c8-a19f-1c88ce5d69e1/gokyo-ri-summit.JPG</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/c170f6b8-27a4-454f-9101-dbf19eed6369/trekking-g1-g2-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1782623470532-1GCER6282F79HF0UARUD/project-base8000-manaslu-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/mountaineering-inspiration</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-11</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b0925e75-76dc-4532-8ef1-2598dd17f698/international-mountain-museum-display.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6c4612ed-02d1-4e09-95e9-07a2e03fc71c/everest-60th-anniversary-dining-tent-thyangboche.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/016f5516-1c8f-4cde-973c-0482b533313b/mountaineering-books.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/ec929144-24d3-45eb-82eb-99e81035b74f/nz-au-mountaineering-books.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b0febe7c-f8eb-4318-81a1-cfa242544dbb/mountaineer-ice-axes.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/616ea5a1-3fc1-4b31-8ae5-0019f273e4eb/mountaineering-books-2.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/b9532d8a-70c8-45d0-b4fa-f0a88f6d0bcd/italian-g4-expedition-1958.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/eabeffa8-0d3a-4eb7-be9d-39a3eaf77e79/maurice-herzog-annapurna.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/5329071d-0564-4c26-843d-651e47bd5062/international-mountain-museum-pokhara-nepal.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/8061144d-03d6-4e47-bd9f-13932d2fd946/kathmandu-bookshop.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/life-changing-adventure</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-07-12</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6f275446-608a-4bce-a8bb-fe8884733aa2/life-changing-adventure-book.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1bfb8c6a-7097-4750-a5d5-a3f87af1ae24/trekking-kala-patthar.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d2c0ce14-2fef-4657-a0d7-b9979d4d02e5/trekking-through-narrow-gorge.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/e2691212-f937-4e49-9dd2-ea4e7589cf2d/trekking-chukhung-nepal.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1783839729919-LXNLR4GYBV7J8TEFLF9Y/discover-what-you-are-capable-of.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Life-Changing Adventure - Discover what you're capable of</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1783839726825-RVTL0PCWTWH272O8C4XF/discover-perseverance.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Life-Changing Adventure - Discover your perseverance</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1783839728468-N892CJDZXGN4GNDUW1EL/discover-strength.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Life-Changing Adventure - Discover your strength</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1783839728413-UUJ7RQC6YPO5G7EPZ0Z5/discover-resilience.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Life-Changing Adventure - Discover your resilience</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1783839726884-2ZPRSOEVSKFAHC016ADL/discover-power.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Life-Changing Adventure - Discover  your power</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1783839723619-AWWHWF7RPJOQQNC5UV8H/courage-to-face-adversity.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Life-Changing Adventure - Courage to face adversity</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1783839725118-A5S6Y7B88GQAAMUT2FBP/courage-to-face-isolation.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Life-Changing Adventure - Courage to face isolation</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1783839722229-FI0VIQ9A9W8PNB745ENB/courage-to-face-a-challenge.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Life-Changing Adventure - Courage to face a challenge</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1783839723765-NT6TVS6GXAIIR9XH8MK7/courage-to-face-fear.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Life-Changing Adventure - Courage to face fear</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1783839725307-8GOW8DTCSQK6D3GXESES/courage-to-face-uncertainty.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Life-Changing Adventure - Courage to face uncertainty</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1783839719140-39E71JB9QP2IOB0MW637/experience-awe.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Life-Changing Adventure - Experience awe</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1783839720501-NPSAM35SHVN1KM9BYFPB/experience-freedom.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Life-Changing Adventure - Experience freedom</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1783839722121-NNRP19GC7JVK64Q2Q20K/experience-simplicity.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Life-Changing Adventure - Experience simplicity</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1783839719159-99QBFXXP4VKAZPS2XFOX/experience-balance.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Life-Changing Adventure - Experience balance</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1783839720734-VNA3V5EAPIKR2DYHMYG1/experience-joy.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Life-Changing Adventure - Experience joy</image:title>
      <image:caption />
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/how-to-prepare-for-a-trek</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d2c0ce14-2fef-4657-a0d7-b9979d4d02e5/trekking-through-narrow-gorge.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/6556bc4d-3cc0-4e30-a080-2fbbfc162291/many-stairs-on-trek.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/987a562a-de05-4b81-b7ea-8743e2e756da/trekking-gear-backpack-poles.JPG</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/5072b390-21c8-4022-be79-823e7c80e7ce/dingboche-stupa.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/8d876ebe-ee0d-4b4b-823d-11e45a784191/trekking-maps.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/827bbefa-db47-4c60-a0e7-0f8b123fba50/manaslu-trek-river-crossing.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/d79b284f-674f-4708-b1e0-c025f10fcf6b/upper-mustang-sunset.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/high-altitude-trekking-tips</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/99402d29-e50e-483f-b930-253c254e0c3f/descending-cho-la-pass.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1785218159330-4L8EFUJSB4CX1NXNQL65/nangpa-la-glacier-near-cho-oyu.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/c3fc406c-25ba-4b1e-844e-5962d4a7cbae/kanchenjunga-north-base-camp-pangpema.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/a1a71052-8183-4599-9deb-452544df315d/view-to-dhaulagiri-from-kohpra-ridge.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/2d959a1a-b491-4d13-b08c-3a3a74029df6/everest-lhotse-ama-dablam.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/trekking-and-mountaineering-insurance</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/a82623d9-ab11-4022-8c2c-2e6fd367397b/helicopter-evacuation-dingboche.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/trekking-for-beginners</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/4d566e49-4c27-4e15-8a9d-75ecc24cf58e/multnomah-falls-hike.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f10e50e3-46cb-4f30-a40a-1812a9b20aaf/hiking-chamonix-mountainside.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/7030834c-96bc-44b8-b0f0-bcc870f51e7b/mckinnon-pass-milford-track-new-zealand.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/99402d29-e50e-483f-b930-253c254e0c3f/descending-cho-la-pass.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/89fc287f-b392-4834-98b2-1463fd911a88/trekker-chukhung-himalaya.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/how-to-start-an-adventure-project</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/30473271-e605-478a-a6b4-5e1b57d1d405/trekker-concordia-gasherbrums.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/33201f85-5ecc-4619-91cd-48e89f41deca/view-from-manaslu-base-camp.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1db14080-9c5a-4b88-a7ed-dad597a0b3a2/trekking-boots-socks.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/1e249574-6ba1-4e90-9600-847da52e2f6e/kanchenjunga-base-camp-trek-river.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/01287901-e48a-4531-979a-fdd1027839e4/italian-base-camp-dhaulagiri.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/0d15f19e-bb26-41dd-8eae-4f970d3fb5d4/mitre-peak-baltoro-trekking.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/5aa5629a-e71c-40d2-8a56-8eb26b46492a/project-base8000-annapurna-base-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/trekking-gear</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/94714fa9-4a87-4387-87e1-daaf222d503f/packing-trekking-gear.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/df53661b-3b2f-41dc-ad38-02837758a85e/trekking-boots.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/f6da8127-5bf6-44f0-991f-c11acc44d1f5/trekking-gear-winter.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/ca3f63b2-26c2-46fd-88e7-7e146fc1fa63/trekking-in-snow.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/56626e55-4f8d-4692-ac64-931d2dcca708/trekking-annapurna-case-camp.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.projectbase8000.com/trekking-destinations</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-08-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/a2aab9bd-634c-4d73-9619-b5cbec8df036/trek-finder-himalaya.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69e180f204184675b28d5b44/94f1acda-75ad-47c0-9b3b-ade5606b6bcd/trek-finder-world.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
</urlset>

