Tuesday 10th October 2017 Kathmandu Woo hoo…slept till 8.30am…now that felt good. Today was a day of sightseeing, souvenir shopping and relaxing. We visited Durbar Square to check out the area as this had been hit badly by the 2015 earthquake…and so it had…the many beautiful temples were half standing, many buildings destroyed. Spending the…
Month: October 2017
Lukla to Kathmandu
Day 12 – Monday 9th October 2017 Lukla to Kathmandu So 5.40 am comes and goes and at 6.40 am our breakfast appears – this is what we call Nepalese time! Then we rush to the airport…this literally involves us taking about 100 steps and hey presto we’ve arrived. We hand our passports reluctantly over…
Namche Bazaar to Lukla
Day 11 – Sunday 8th October 2017 Namche Bazaar to Lukla Altitude Start : 3,440m/11,286ft Altitude Finish : 2,853m/9,360ft Up early today 6.30 am start as it’s a long day ahead…today we are walking all the way back down to Lukla where we will catch our flight back to Kathmandu. On the way up this…
Pheriche to Namche Bazaar
Day 10 – Saturday 7th October 2017 Pheriche to Namche Bazaar Altitude Start : 4,200m/13,780ft Altitude Finish : 3,440m/11,286ft Another very cold night last night, went to bed with endless amount of layers on…in the morning it’s freezing and you have to get yourself out of the cocoon you have managed to just get warm…
Gorakshep to Pheriche
Day 9 – Friday 6th October 2017 Gorakshep to Pheriche (with a hike up Kala Patthar) Altitude Start : 5,180m/17,126ft Altitude Max : 5,644m/18,519ft – Kala Patthar So last night we went to bed sharp anticipating a 3.30am start to the day to climb Kala Patthar…I saw every hour…not sure if this was nerves or…
Lobuche to Everest Base Camp and back to Gorakshep
Day 8 – Thursday 5th October 2017 Lobuche to Everest Base Camp & back to Gorakshep Altitude Start : 4,410m/14,465ft Altitude Finish : 5,180m/17,126ft Maximum Altitude Gain : 770m/2,661ft There was a mouse in our room the whole night and we couldn’t catch him…so sleep was pretty disturbed and it was a long day that…
Dingboche to Lobuche
Wednesday 4th October 2017 Day 7 – Dingboche to Lobuche Altitude Start : 4,410m/14,465ft Altitude Finish : 4,940m/16,207ft Maximum Altitude Gain: 330m/1,742ft Slept pretty well last night all things considering and felt pretty good and ready for the day ahead…”Doing what you like is freedom. Like what your doing is happiness”. Usual routine – done…
Dingboche…
Day 6 – Tuesday 3rd October 2017 Acclimatisation Day – Dingboche Altitude Start : 4,410m Acclimatization Climb: 4,800m Elevation Gain : 390m Today we were up at 4.30am, not the quietest of tea houses but with only plywood walls what do you expect. When we looked outside our window the sky was blue and we…
Debuche to Dingboche
Monday 2nd October 2017 Day 5 – Debuche to Dingboche Altitude Start : 3,918m (12,800ft) Altitude Finish : 4,410m (14,465ft) Maximum Altitude Gain : 492m/1,665 ft Jumped out of bed this morning at 5.45am as there is only one sink/one toilet in the whole place to wash/brush teeth and do ones business and it was…
Namche Bazaar to Debuche
Sunday 1st October 2017 Day 4 – Namche Bazaar to Dubuche Altitude Start : 3,449m/11,286ft Altitude Finish : 3,918m/12,800ft Maximum Altitude Gain : 469m/1,514ft Last night an unexpected accident happened outside our tea house. A guy approximately 45ish from a different trekking party to ours went outside after dinner in the dark, tripped over a…
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