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Everest Base Camp Day 10

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 →

Everest Base Camp Day 9

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 →