Quest For Everest - Day 7

Today was a rest day in Dingboche (4410m) although we did a small hike of a 300m elevation and back down to acclimatise.
A couple of guys have come off the diamox which is worrying. They don’t likeLeer más
Today was a rest day in Dingboche (4410m) although we did a small hike of a 300m elevation and back down to acclimatise.
A couple of guys have come off the diamox which is worrying. They don’t likeLeer más
Early start again. It was a bit warmer last night at -8c. We started a six hour trek to the next destination of Lobouche (4910m) It feels like another planet walking through rocks and small bushesLeer más
Well today is Everest Base Camp day, we leave Labouche for a 3 hour trek to Gorak Shep and an incline to 5165 metres. We had a quick lunch and then proceeded to our ultimate goal Everest Base Camp aLeer más
We made it!!!!
It was very hard to get here but finally we reached Base Camp at 5365 metres. It actually turned quite emotional for me (and some others) as I sat in the awesome view of the HimalayasLeer más
Still on a high from reaching base camp yesterday we had breakfast at 7:30am then left on a trek downhill to our lodge at Orsho (4040m), still a hard day though as although we are descending overallLeer más
After leaving Orsho we trekked for another 4 hours to our lodge in Tengboche (3840m), after 30 minutes of trekking I realised I had left my GoPro at the lodge, our leader G went back for it for me andLeer más
Early morning start today to fly back to Kathmandu. Unfortunately the weather has delayed us a bit so we just sat and waited for a gap in the clouds.
The weather has to be clear at both Lukla andLeer más
We arrived back in Kathmandu safe and sound. It seems really weird being back into some sort of normality now but it’s a good feeling.
Tonight we headed off for dinner with our guide Lalit and aLeer más
Another day in Kathmandu today. People from our group were leaving throughout the day so hung around to say goodbye.
There was me, Marnie, Maz, Ben and Jason left that night so we went for some foodLeer más