How to Use base camp in a Sentence

base camp

noun
  • Suddenly what started as a tent-on-wheels for two people is a proper base camp for up to four people.
    — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Accessories include a Gore-Tex cap, beanies, base camp duffels and even a blanket.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The avalanche hit as people at a base camp prepared for foreign clients to arrive to climb the mountain during the autumn climbing season, which began this month.
    — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Back to base camp The Knicks are 2-4, and two of their starters answered the same chemistry question on opposite sides of the spectrum.
    — Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The open arms welcoming of Algeria by its base camp in Lawrence became one of the World Cup’s feel-good stories.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The aircraft were ferrying trekkers who had been hiking up to Everest base camp during Nepal's popular trekking season.
    — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Two helicopters collided while attempting to land just below Mount Everest base camp in Nepal.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Eight experienced mountain guides from the association took advantage of improving weather to dig through the snow that had covered tents at base camp.
    — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The expedition of the world’s second-highest peak is undertaken at a time when temperatures just at the base camp can reach 50 below.
    — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The area was home to four base camps, housing the teams from Argentina, Netherlands, England and Algeria (in Lawrence).
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Mount Everest base camp trek lasts up to two weeks and goes from the only airstrip in the area at Lukla to base camp located at 17,380 feet.
    — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Chuk Outdoors In terms of building out a group base camp kitchen, individual Chuk boxes can be stacked and lined up next to each other to grow out the continuous space.
    — New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Argentina, Holland, Algeria and England all had World Cup base camps in the Kansas City area.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The avalanche covered the base camp in 14 feet of snow, per The Tourist Times, which cited NNMGA.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Team base camps are locations where World Cup participants will stay and practice between group stage matches, per FIFA.
    — Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The city of Lawrence embraced Team Algeria, which had its base camp at Rock Chalk Park, making international headlines.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Two helicopters collided Tuesday while trying to land just below Mount Everest's base camp, killing at least one person and injuring two others, officials said.
    — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The other, which was operated by Fishtail Air, was returning from an Everest base camp carrying a pilot and two foreign passengers, one of whom died at the scene, police said.
    — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Myriad cabins and other accommodations, such as Scribner’s Catskill Lodge, provide a cozy base camp between mountain outings.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In the northern Chinese area of Yan’an, where Mao and his followers set up a wartime base camp starting in the mid-1930s, leaders turned rectification into doctrine.
    — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Mount Everest base camp trek lasts up to two weeks and goes from the only airstrip in the area at Lukla to base camp located at 5,300 meters (17,380 feet).
    — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Pick Your Own Pumpkins and Produce Whether your base camp is in Crozet or Charlottesville, a visit to Chiles Peach Orchard is a must.
    — Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2026
  • If Curry Village is on your Yosemite itinerary — for the canvas tent cabins, the shower house after a long day on the trail or a base camp for Half Dome — there’s a piece of health news worth folding into your trip planning.
    — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Chancery Rosewood The ultimate experience for any trip to London, The Chancery Rosewood makes a strong case as base camp for LFW.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Robinson adds that Eagles Mere is a great base camp for exploring the nearby Loyalsock State Forest, which encompasses over 100,000 acres of woodlands.
    — Kristin Granero, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2026
  • After reading the script, watching the documentary, and meeting Peedom, Hiddleston signed up for the project, which led him to climb to Everest’s base camp alongside the director, Phuntsok, and a high-altitude medical specialist.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Nepal National Mountain Guide Association, which is leading the search, said rescuers dug through snow on Mount Himlung to find eight bodies in tents at the base camp, where one person remains missing.
    — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Saudi Arabia will make Austin the location of its team base camp for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the national team announced on social media.
    — Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
  • That money was brought in largely by the 680,000 visitors that parachuted into KC for the four international teams that held base camps here, and of course the six matches at Arrowhead Stadium.
    — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Austin is one of multiple locations in Texas to be considered a team base camp, along with Houston, San Antonio and multiple locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
    — Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026

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