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 6 (3rd September) – Namche Bazaar to Tengboche. The day began with a cup of Lemon tea at 6:30am delivered to our room by the sherpas as they do every morning. We traversed along the valley about half way up. The views were stunning yet again, with some very big waterfalls on the other side of the valley. The … Continue reading
Day 5 (2nd September) – Rest day in Namche Bazaar. The day was intended to be an acclimatisation day, there was the option to either stay in Namche and rest or we could go for a day trip to the Sir Edmund Hillary School. Being the active type our group decided to go on the day trip! The trip was … Continue reading
Day 4 (1st September) – Monju to Namche Bazaar We began the day by heading up past Monju to the entrance of the Sagarmatha National Park which is a World Heritage site and was established by the Nepalese government in 1976. After collecting our permits that allowed us entry to the park we were presented with the view to the … Continue reading