About estimating time

Our first 2 hours were the steepest hiking I've probably ever done. But being back down at 3800m and below, I was full of energy and really enjoyed the workout. My guide has started another measurement of hiking times. Normal time and Mareike time :) So again, we got to our destination in the early afternoon, which was awesome because we got to explore Khumjung and Khunde, two authentic mountain villages further away from the highly frequented tourist towns east of here. We even went through the local high school, 2 monasteries and saw some repair construction from the large earthquake 2 years ago.Read more