Roof of the World

Trekking to Everest Base Camp and Kala Patar in the Himalay, Nepa. For a bit of R&R, touring the Golden Triangel in India for a 4 day whisltestop tour.

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Trip Length: 3 weeks
Blog Entries: 109
Photos: 146
Words: 19448

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Blog Entries

Date	Blog Title	Location
November 16th 2012	Day#1 - Emotional Farewell	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Portsmouth
November 16th 2012	Day #1 - What no Visa??	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Basingstoke
November 17th 2012	Day #2 - Business Class Lounge Lizard	Middle East » Bahrain » Manama
November 17th 2012	Day #2 - Kathmandu Arrival	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal
November 17th 2012	Day #2 - Visa Heaven	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal
November 17th 2012	Day #2 - Taxis, Dogs, Pigs and Cows	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal
November 17th 2012	Day #2 - Swanky Swanker Hotel	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal
November 17th 2012	Day # 2 - Everest Beer.	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal
November 18th 2012	Day #3 - Shopping - Kathmandu style	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal
November 18th 2012	Day #3 - All the Gear and No Idea	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal
November 18th 2012	Day #3 - I have groupies	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal
November 19th 2012	Day #4 - Pashupatinath Temple	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal
November 19th 2012	Day #4 - Monkey Man	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal
November 19th 2012	Day #4 - Bodhnath Stupa	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal
November 19th 2012	Day #4 - Thanka for the Painting	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal
November 20th 2012	Day #5 - Scary flight to Lukla Part 1	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal
November 20th 2012	Day #5 - Scary flight to Lukla Part 2	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal
November 20th 2012	Day #5 - Scary flight to Lukla Part 3	Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu Valley
November 20th 2012	Day #5 - Landing at Lukla	Asia » Nepal » Lukla
November 20th 2012	Day #5 - Tea and mountains at Lukla	Asia » Nepal » Lukla
November 20th 2012	Day #5 - Passing through Lukla	Asia » Nepal » Lukla
November 20th 2012	Day #5 - Lukla to Phakding Part 1	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 20th 2012	Day #5 - Lukla to Phakding Part 2	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 20th 2012	Day #5 - Lukla to Phakding Part 3	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 20th 2012	Day #5 - Lukla to Phakding Part 4	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 20th 2012	Day #5 - Sunrise Lodge (Phakding)	Asia
November 20th 2012	Day #5 - Rimishung Monastery (Phakding)	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 20th 2012	Day #5 - First Himalayan Night. Sunrise Lodge (Phakding)	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 21st 2012	Day #6 - Sunrise Lodge (Phakding) morning walk Pt 1	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 21st 2012	Day #6 - Sunrise Lodge (Phakding) morning walk Pt 2	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 21st 2012	Day #6 - Phakding to Monjo	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 21st 2012	Day #6 - Missile touting kids	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 21st 2012	Day #6 - Monjo Arrival	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 21st 2012	Day #6 - Monjo afternoon walk (Pt 1)	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 21st 2012	Day #6 - Monjo afternoon walk (Pt 2)	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 22nd 2012	Day #7 - Monjo to Namche Bazaar (Pt 1)	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 22nd 2012	Day #7 - Monjo to Namche Bazaar (Pt 2)	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 22nd 2012	Day #7 - First glimpse of Mt Everest	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 22nd 2012	Day #7 - Arriving in Namche Bazaar	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 22nd 2012	Day #7 - Finding our lodge	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 22nd 2012	Day #7 - Exhausted in Namche - but nice View	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 23rd 2012	Day #8 - Namche Acclimtisation Day (Pt 1)	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 23rd 2012	Day #8 - Namche Acclimtisation Day (Pt 2) - Namche Airstrip	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 23rd 2012	Day #8 - Yak Attack (Namche)	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 23rd 2012	Day #8 - Namche Acclimtisation Day (Pt 3)	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 23rd 2012	Day #8 - A vista of peaks (Namche)	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 23rd 2012	Day #8 - Mt Everest and Me (Namche)	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 23rd 2012	Day #8 - Mt Everest - Courtesy of Telephoto lens (Namche)	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 23rd 2012	Day #8 - Ana Dablam - Courtesy of Telephoto lens (Namche)	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 23rd 2012	Day #8 - Is this the best cafe in Nepal?? (Namche)	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 24th 2012	Day #9 - Namche to Tengboche Pt 1	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 24th 2012	Day #9 - Namche to Tengboche Pt 2	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 24th 2012	Day #9 - Namche to Tengboche Pt 3	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 24th 2012	Day #9 - Namche to Tengboche Pt 4	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 24th 2012	Day #9 - Namche to Tengboche Pt 5	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 24th 2012	Day #9 - Namche to Tengboche Pt 6	Asia » Nepal » Namche
November 24th 2012	Day #9 - Arriving Tengboche	Asia » Nepal » Tengboche
November 24th 2012	Day #9 - Tengboche Monastery	Asia » Nepal » Tengboche
November 24th 2012	Day #9 - Tengboche - a daily ritual	Asia » Nepal » Tengboche
November 24th 2012	Day #9 - Tengboche - Historical Irony!!	Asia » Nepal » Tengboche
November 25th 2012	Day #10 - Tengboche to Pangboche Pt 1	Asia » Nepal » Tengboche
November 25th 2012	Day #10 - Tengboche to Pangboche Pt 2	Asia » Nepal » Tengboche
November 25th 2012	Day #10 - The Eye of Sauron? (Pangboche)	Asia » Nepal » Tengboche
November 25th 2012	Day #10 - Inflatable Mars Bars (Pangboche)	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 25th 2012	Day #10 - Pangboche Acclimatisation Walk	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 26th 2012	Day #11 - Pangboche to Dingboche	Asia » Nepal » Dingboche
November 26th 2012	Day #11 - Close up of Ama Dablam (Dingboche)	Asia » Nepal » Dingboche
November 26th 2012	Day #11 - Arriving in Dingboche	Asia » Nepal » Dingboche
November 26th 2012	Day #11 - Looking for a Mobile Phone Signal in Dingboche	Asia » Nepal » Dingboche
November 27th 2012	Day #12 - Dingboche Acclimitisation Walk Pt 1	Asia » Nepal » Dingboche
November 27th 2012	Day #12 - Dingboche Acclimitisation Walk - Chhukhung Glacier	Asia » Nepal » Dingboche
November 27th 2012	Day #12 - Dingboche Acclimitisation Walk - Island Peak	Asia » Nepal » Dingboche
November 27th 2012	Day #12 - Dingboche Acclimitisation Walk - Chhukhung and return	Asia » Nepal » Dingboche
November 28th 2012	Day #13 - Dingboche to Lobuche Pt 1	Asia » Nepal » Dingboche
November 28th 2012	Day #13 - Dingboche to Lobuche Pt 2	Asia » Nepal » Dingboche
November 28th 2012	Day #13 - Dingboche to Lobuche (Memorial Stones)	Asia » Nepal » Dingboche
November 28th 2012	Day #13 - Dingboche to Lobuche Pt 2	Asia » Nepal » Dingboche
November 28th 2012	Day #13 - Arrived in Lobuche	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 28th 2012	Day #13 - Nuptse at Sunset (Lobuche)	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 29th 2012	Day #14 - Lobuche to Gorak Shep Pt 1	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
November 29th 2012	Day 14# - Lobuche to Gorak Shep Pt 2	Asia » Nepal » Gorak Shep
November 29th 2012	Day #14 - Climbing Kala Patar	Asia » Nepal » Gorak Shep
November 29th 2012	Day #14 - Reaching the Roof of the World	Asia » Nepal » Gorak Shep
November 29th 2012	Day #14 - Mount Everest (As Close as I will get...or maybe not?)	Asia » Nepal » Gorak Shep
November 29th 2012	Day #14 - Western Cwm Ice Fall	Asia » Nepal » Gorak Shep
November 29th 2012	Day #14 - Descending Kala Pattar (Team Phot First)	Asia » Nepal » Gorak Shep
November 30th 2012	Day #15 - Everest Base Camp	Asia » Nepal » Gorak Shep
November 30th 2012	Day #15 - Gorak Shep to Pangboche	Asia » Nepal » Gorak Shep
December 1st 2012	Day #16 - Pangboche to Namche Bazar	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
December 2nd 2012	Day #17 - Namche Bazar to Phakding Pt 1	Asia » Nepal » Namche
December 2nd 2012	Day #17 - Namche Bazar to Phakding Pt 2	Asia » Nepal » Namche
December 2nd 2012	Day #17 - Namche Bazar to Phakding Pt 3	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
December 3rd 2012	Day #18 - Everest Chopper Flight Pt 1	Asia » Nepal » Lukla
December 3rd 2012	Day #18 - Everest Chopper Flight Pt 2	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
December 3rd 2012	Day #18 - Everest Chopper Flight Pt 3	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
December 3rd 2012	Day #18 - Everest Chopper Flight Pt 4	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
December 3rd 2012	Day #18 - Everest Chopper Flight Pt 5	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
December 3rd 2012	Day #18 - Everest Chopper Flight Pt 6	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
December 3rd 2012	Day #18 - Everest Chopper Flight Pt 7	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
December 3rd 2012	Day #18 - Everest Chopper Flight Pt 8	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
December 3rd 2012	Day #18 - Everest Chopper Flight Pt 9	Asia » Nepal » Himalayas
December 3rd 2012	Day #18 - Everest Chopper Flight Pt 10	Asia » Nepal » Lukla
December 3rd 2012	Day #18 - Everest Chopper Flight Pt 11 (On the ground)	Asia » Nepal » Lukla
December 3rd 2012	Day #18 - Lukla Pt 1	Asia » Nepal » Lukla
December 3rd 2012	Day #18 - Lukla Pt 2	Asia » Nepal » Lukla
December 3rd 2012	Day #18 - Lukla Pt 3	Asia » Nepal » Lukla
December 3rd 2012	Day #18 - Lukla Pt 4	Asia » Nepal » Lukla
December 4th 2012	Day #19 - Lukla to Kathmandu	Asia » Nepal » Lukla
December 5th 2012	Day #20 - Reflections	Asia » Nepal » Lukla