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November 8th 2006

Published: November 28th 2006

Everest Base Camp Trek After coming back from the tedious Around Annapurna trek, we had serious doubts whether another long trek as the Everest Base Camp would fit in. It took us some time to decide, back in Kathmandu, time we spent eating like hogs, filling our empty stomachs. Lily, having read many crazy books about mountain climbers and their fatalities on the Everest, was keen to go, but we bo... Read Full Entry

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Scott Fischer Memorial

The memorial for Scott Fischer, the admired climbing guide who was perished on Everest in 1996, located just above Duglha

Periche

Periche village and the valley seen from Duglha

Yaks

Yaks carry loads near Gorak Shep

The Italian Pyramid

This Italian research facility is located near Gorak Shep at 5050m

Gorak Shep Lake

Dining Room in Gorak Shep

We passed the chilli nights around the heater in the center of the dining room. It was fueled by dried Yak dung...

Sherpa Porter

Way to Base Camp

Starting the long way towards Everest Base Camp, from Gorak Shep

Everest Base Camp

Sherpa with Ladders

A sherpa carrying the ladder which helps the climbing expeditions crossing cravesses (big glacial cracks)

Everest Base Camp

After 3.5 hours of slow walk we arrived at the last point - EBC

Yaks Near EBC

Yaks carry loads near the base camp. Note the Yeti cave behind... ;-)

EBC Galcier

Walking to the base camp is done mostly on the Kumbu Glacier which is in constant movement

Crashed Russian Helicopter

This Russian helicopter crashed near base camp in 1997

Sherpas Collecting Gear

The last Sherpa collecting the left gear from base camp. We found the camp empty from expeditions as it was already late season

28th November 2006

yaron and hagit
Baby makes six

same mountains
amazing photos and amazing nothing changed excetly 5 years since I was there. Ama Dablam is still the best and EBC is still a trek like no other...

29th November 2006

Lee Kay
non-member comment

I second
A year ago I was there (didn't go to EBC though- Kala Patar seemed like more fun), and you made me want to go again. great pix, and keep going!

2nd June 2009

Wangdowa Sherpa
non-member comment

Sherpa does not mean Porter
"Sherpa Porter The local people, named Sherpa, carry goods of up to 70kg from village to village" Your description above and others regarding Sherpa are incorrect. Sherpa does not mean porter. Sherpa is an ethnic group name. Sherpa means people from east in Tibetan and Sherpa language. People often ask me if I were a porter everytime I tell them my name. This is because persons like yourself travelled in the Sherpa country yet you interpret that Sherpa means porter. Nepal is under developing country and does not have roads everywhere. The only way to get your things from one place to another is by carrying. Carrying a luggage or anything one needs does not make people porters. However, people who need to work as a porter to make a living which is done by many different ethnic groups including the Sherpas who do not have regular cash income source sure work as porters seasonally. I hope this enlightens you little bit about Sherpa and porter. By the way you take nice pictures.

5th June 2009

Ohados
"Travels with Myself"

appologies
Hi Mr. Sherpa. My sincere apologies if I was misinterpreted. I'm aware of the fact that Sherpa is an ethnic group and feels great empathy to them and their kind nature. I will try and change the blog to better explain that. All the best, Ohad

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