Day 13 – Gorak Shep/Everest Base Camp (17,500 ft.)/Loboje
Today is the culmination of your journey — the day you reach Everest base camp. Soon after departing Gorak Shep, leave the moraines behind and follow the streams of the glacier. Directly before you is the great Khumbu Icefall, a slow tumble of ice boulders spilling out from the Khumbu Glacier. Not far from the foot of the icefall lie the moraine islands of Everest base camp, final staging area for many an assault on the peak, and the goal of your expedition. These moments near the top of the earth are not to be rushed. As the day slips along, retrace your steps down the glacial streams and return, tired but triumphant, to Loboje to overnight.
Approx. trekking time: 7 to 8 hours.