The Last Leg

Leaving Namche we were immediately into the pine forests again. After a few minutes we stopped at the check point and picked up a couple of kilograms of prepared recycling in dry bags that they ask people to carry down. They could do with a little more publicity, and we gladly let the Swedish guys snap away so we could be in their promotional material.

I loved this section of the hike up, and it was almost more gorgeous on the way back down. We wound our way over familiar paths, bridges and tea houses.

The last two hours into Lukla, where the airport is, was a tough up, but we knew this was the end of our epic adventure so we all powered through.

We invited our guides and porters to join us for a final meal, and washed it down with a beer or two. We may have set off with over 20 altogether in our party, but only the 8 of us saw through the whole thing. We turned into quite a tight knit group, and I felt so lucky and appreciative that these were our hiking buddies.Read more