Everest trek part 2 - Namche bazaar to Base camp / Mt kalla pattar

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As we trekked deeper and deeper into the heart of the Himalayas, up above the snow line to a barren land of ice and snow where temperatures plummeted to minus 20, the views grew ever dramatic and breathing and trekking became ever more difficult due to the lack of oxygen in the air. Our itinerary was as follows:

Day 12 - Namche Bazaar to Tengboche (6 hours - 350m descent 750m ascent)
Day 13 - Acclimatization day at Tengboche
Day 14 (Chris's Birthday) - Tengboche to Pheriche (6 hours - 70m descent 450m ascent)
Day 15 - Acclimatization day at Pheriche
Day 16 - Pheriche to Leboche (5.5 hours - 700m ascent)
Day 17 - Leboche to Gorak Shep (2.5 hours - 250m ascent) including trek to Mount Everest Base Camp (4 hours - 5364m)
Day 18 - Trek to Kaala Patthar (3 hours - 5550m) followed by trek back to Pheriche (7 hours)
Day 19 - Pheriche to Namche Bazaar (11 hours)
Day 20 - Namche Bazaar to Lukla (9-10 hours)
Day 21 - Flight from Lukla to Kathmandu

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