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Monthly Archives: November 2017
Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 12
Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 12 Date: 23 November 2017 Walked to: Lukla Distance: 8 miles Altitude: Sleeping at 2,800m As the old wallpaper advert of the 1980s proclaimed, ‘what goes up must come down’. And lo, so did … Continue reading
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Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 11
Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 11 Date: 22 November 2017 Walked to: Monzo Distance: 8 miles Altitude: Sleeping at 2,850m We finally left Sagarmatha National Park (home to Everest and many of the other awfully tall mountain things around … Continue reading
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Everest Base Camp Trek, Day 10
Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 10 Date: 21 November 2017 Walked to: Kyanjuma Distance: 11.8 miles Altitude: Sleeping at 3,600 Oh, the joy of losing altitude! Even though we actually climbed more today than we have for a week, … Continue reading
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Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 9
Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 9 Date: 20 November 2017 Walked to: Pheriche Distance: 9 miles Altitude: Sleeping at 4,243m I was woken this morning by a helicopter, flying in to rescue a walker with altitude sickness from the … Continue reading
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Everest Day Camp Trek – Day 8
Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 8 Date: 19 November 2017 Walked to: Everest Base Camp! (Staying at Gorak Shep) Distance: 9.4 miles Altitude: Sleeping at 5,184m (5,364 at Base Camp) Today was really, really hard. I actually got to … Continue reading
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Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 7
Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 7 Date: 18 November 2017 Walked to: Lobuje Distance: 5 miles Altitude: Sleeping at 4,930m Today was properly tough. Every step uphill (and we gained 580m in height) was hard won, and the memorials … Continue reading
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Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 6
Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 6 Date: 17 November 2017 Walked to: Dingboche Distance: 3 miles Altitude: Sleeping at 4,400m (walked to 4,750m) Today – going up much of Nangkartshang Peak – was pretty much the shortest walk I’ve … Continue reading
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Everest Base Camp – Day 5
Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 5 Date: 16 November 2017 Walked to: Dingboche Distance: 7 miles Altitude: Sleeping at 4,400m I was very happy to leave last night’s urine-scented tea house behind. I think it’s safe to say that … Continue reading
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Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 4
Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 4 Date: 15 November 2017 Walked to: Thyangnoche Distance: 6.9 miles Altitude: Sleeping at 3,870m The start of today’s walk was a little cruel – we had to head downhill in order to cross … Continue reading
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Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 3
Everest Base Camp Trek – Day 3 Date: 14 November 2017 Walked to: Kyanjuma Distance: 7.5 miles Altitude: Sleeping at 3,600m (high point was 3,880) I woke up with a bit of a headache this morning, and had … Continue reading
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