Blogs from Everest Base Camp, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia - page 2

Days 7-9 (The Hard Graft) Having acclimitised in Namche Bazaar for the past 24 hours, it was good to get going again despite the route taking us up a steep incline at 7 o'clock in the morning. We were rewarded after about 2 hours with absolutely breathtaking views of Lhotse, the snow capped ridge of Nuptse and our first glimpse of Everest in the distance. Despite already being close to the treeline in altitude, and the mountains we were viewing being in the distance, it was still possible to appreciate the sheer size of Chomolungma (as Everest is named by Sherpas). One fact I find fascinating is that a computer (as human analysts were referred to a while ago) first announced that they thought they had found the highest mountain in the world in the late ... read more

12- September - Kathmandu - Lukla - Phakdin 2670m Lukla is a different world. Very simple and friendly people, although don't expect being in a place not ready for tourists. There is plenty of restaurants and guest houses. It did not feel too busy though, maybe because we did not quite hit the high season yet. High season apparently starts in October and then the paths are full of trekkers, walking in a line, like ducks one after the other - not quite the intimate nature experience you are looking. We were few weeks away from that which on the other hand meant though that the sky would not be blue every day and that it would rain in the lower parts. The fact that the planes couldn't land for the last few days contributed towards ... read more