Theoretically, I’m more than halfway through my trek with no base camp in sight. Assuming a yak hasn’t pushed me off a ledge or I haven’t fallen from a suspension bridge or completely passed out from the days and days of trekking, I will have a day of rest. Notice that one of the [...]
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Day 9 – Tengboche/Pheriche (14,340 ft.) The trail descends down from Tengboche, winding through the rhododendron forest to Deboche and crossing a bridge over the raging Imja Khol River. A gradual climb takes you to the village of Lower Pangoche in the heart of the Khumbu, with spectacular views across to Ama Dablam. This [...] Day 7 – Thame/Khumjung (12,437 ft.) Today’s hike takes the team back down into the valley, via the hillside nunnery of Thamo, then along a high trail that bypasses Namche and drops into Khumjung, one of the most beautiful villages in Khumbu. Hilary’s Himalayan Trust has a school here as well as a medical [...] Day 5 – Namche After two days of hiking, rest for a day in Namche, adjusting to the altitude and soaking up the beauty of the surroundings. The secret of safe acclimatization is to “climb high, sleep low,” so, if you have the energy, you may climb the hill behind Namche to the airstrip [...] Day 4 – Phakding/Namche (11,302 ft.) Set off after breakfast along the bank of the Dudh Kosi (Milk River) as it tumbles down, white with glacial suspension, from the high Gokyo Lakes. Pass through the Ghat Village and cross the river on a suspension bridge. Leaving the villages of Chumao and Monjo behind, [...] Day 3 – Kathmandu/Lukla (9,448 ft.)/Phakding (8,700 ft.) Having gained a firm grounding in the area’s history and geography, leave the city for the trek up into the mighty Himalaya. Board an early-morning Twin Otter flight to Lukla, your trailhead for the expedition ahead. Perhaps the most famous high-altitude airstrip in the world, Lukla [...] Day 2 – Kathmandu, Nepal (4,383 ft.) After breakfast, the city tour continues, with visits to Pashupati, the most sacred of all Hindu temples in Nepal, and Bodhnath, possibly the world’s largest Buddhist stupa (a funerary monument in the shape of a dome or pyramid). Drive outside the city to Bhaktapur, recipient of [...] Several people have asked me for details about the trek to Everest Base Camp. Let me set the stage with a day-by-day itinerary from the company I think I’m going to use. There are many, many companies that offer treks to EBC. I haven’t settled on the exact one I’ll be working with, but these descriptions [...] Or so claims the website Yak Page. On their home page they claim that “You have reached the largest, most comprehensive, inclusive, and informative yak site on the web!” It turns out there are lots of pages about the yak. Seriously, site after site dedicated to the yak. How did I not know this [...] Well, this video answers some of my questions, but not all. If you’ve been looking at any of the video, you’ll see that there are v-a-s-t expanses without any structures…or trees. So, exactly how does that work? I’m not sure I’ll have any modesty left! If you’re a hiker, mountaineer or just someone who [...] |
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