Geo: 28.1543, 85.5615Morning came and i had slept in the latest since the whole trek, 6:30am, and i was feeling good. 10 hours of sleep and the headache and nausea were gone and i was relieved to be able to go to Everest Base Camp. So i strolled into the dining hall and grabbed some much needed food. We were in for a long day, Gorak Shep to Base Camp, about 5-6 hrs, and back then continuing back down to Thukla, another 4 hrs. So with semi dry boots, we set off to Everest Base Camp.The start of the trek is pretty flat but the rest of the way is continuously up and downhill. At the start, Chelsey had breathing difficulties and almost headed back, but thankfully she pressed on, taking her time to rest. She ... read more

Geo: 28.1495, 85.5615Once again i had another on and off night with sleep, was up at 4:30 and lay awake till breakfast. I peered through my window and it was completely frosted over and i could tell the weather wasn't good. After closer inspection it was and had been snowing all night.We grabbed breakfast at about 7:30 when Krishna said we wouldn't be able to trek today because of the snow and weather. We were pretty bummed but there was nothing that we could do. But I was thankful for an acclimatisation day. Dustin seemed confident that the snow and weather would clear up by midday and we would be on our way o Kala Pathar in no time. Well that never happened. It snowed the whole day, non stop with no sign of clearing and ... read more

Geo: 28.1011, 85.3748I was warm thorughout the night, but when it came to going to the toilet, it was a mission.The toilet was in the other building about 15m from where my room was. I had to go through about 5 doors, three in the first building, walk outside and then through another 2 doors. It's a bother, especially if you can't hold it in.I was up at about 5:30 but lay in bed for 2 hours before having an "illegal" breakfast.At the accommodation, signs are posted saying that if you bring food in or eat other food at the guesthouse then they will charge you 2000rs. It started in Namche at 700rs then up to 1000rs in Tengbouche and now 2000rs in Dingbouche. So the prices increases the higher you get. I know it's helping ... read more

Geo: 28.1204, 85.4901I was in bed by 7:30 where Radek was still in bed. But going to bred early meant that i woke early, 4:30 in fact. But it was to the sound of Radek's heavy breathing, i thought he was going to have a heart attack and he was still in bad shape by the time the sun rose. I knew there was no way that he was going to continue. He said that he had a cold and cough and that climbing in altitude didn't help. We were told that it was -15C the night we camped.We went for breakfast but Radek didn't manage to eat anything. Originally i was thinking about going back to Kathmandu with Radek but Chelsey and Dustin were still going up so i decided to go with them. I ... read more

Geo: 28.0817, 85.4791The first mistake i realized as i had got to Namche was under-estimating the prices here for food and water and under-estimating that amount of money i would need on the whole trek. Water is 100rs minimum and gets more expensive the higher you go, up to 300rs. Back in Kathmandu i had bought two one liter bottles for 10rs each. So with no ATM's available, I'm really going to have to budget and conserve. The second mistake was not thinking about anti-altitude sickness pills (Diamox) or buying Iodine for water purification, it was pretty stupid of us to both forget and not prepare for this. The third mistake was trekking two days worth in one day. Chelsey and Dustin's porter, Krishna, said it was a bad idea as we jumped from 1800 meters ... read more