Day 12 (9th September) – Namche Bazaar to Lukla Todays walk was probably the most challenging of the trip, lasting some 8 hours. There was a fair amount of climbing but we descended over 800 meters back down to 2600 metres. The steepest section was just after we left Namche were we dropped 600 metres in a very short amount … Continue reading
Day 11 (8th September) – Pheriche to Namche Bazaar We awoke to glorious sunshine, a lovely view out over the valley and surrounding mountains. I hurried outside to get a few pictures incase the clouds decided to descend again. After breakfast we set out down the trail to Namche Bazaar. After about 10 minutes walking we met a Yak train … Continue reading
Day 10 (7th September) – Gorak Shep to Pheriche The intention was to get up early and climb a few hundred meters up Kala Patthar to see the sunrise over Everest. Unfortunately we awoke to snow and hence no view of Everest About two inches of snow had fallen overnight. We of course took advantage of the snow and had … Continue reading
Day 9 (6th September) – Laboche to Everest Base Camp! This was the big day! Off to base camp. We were greeted with light dusting of snow in the morning, it had been freezing during the night, double blankets required! The clouds briefly cleared whilst we were having breakfast, and I got some nice shots of the mountains that were … Continue reading
Day 8 (5th September) – Pheriche to Labouche Todays walk wasn’t very long, it was however steep climbing some 700 meters. The initial walk passed up through the glacial valley. This was the steepest section that we had come across thus far on the trip, hence the walking was very slow. We stopped for lunch after a couple of hours … Continue reading
Day 7 (4th September) – Tangboche to Pheriche. We were awoken with our customary cup of lemon tea. We weren’t however accustomed to the amazing views of Everest with no clouds! This am pretty sure that this was the most amazing morning of my life!! Many of the sherpas said that this was the best views of Everest that they had … Continue reading