Snow Day
24/01/18 – Pheriche (4200m) to Kenjuma (3570m) After yesterday’s epic day we were happy enough to just have 7 hours of mostly down ahead of us. As had been… Snow Day
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Conquering Kala Patthar
23/01/2018 – Gorakshep (5180m) to Pheriche (4200m) with a visit to Kala Patthar (5600m) Oh my. What a day. Quite easily the toughest day of the trip and thankfully… Conquering Kala Patthar
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Feb
Base Camp!
22/01/2018 – Lobuche (4930m) to Gorakshep (5180m) with a trip to Everest Base Camp (5364m) Mission accomplished! But I will get to that soon. The day started at Lobuche with… Base Camp!
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Getting Closer
21/01/2018 – Dingboche (4350m) to Lobuche (4930m) We were getting tantalisingly close! Today was a fair climb, getting close to sleeping at the magic 5000m mark. Even though… Getting Closer
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Feb
The Air Gets Thin
20/01/2018 – Acclimatisation in Dingboche (4350m) Our second and last acclimatisation day heading up. We were getting precariously close to hitting the 5000m mark, so the plan is to… The Air Gets Thin
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Above the Treeline
19/01/2018 – Tengboche (3880m) to Dingboche (4350m) Early riser at home, and it seemed I was an early riser in Nepal too. Most of us were typically heading to… Above the Treeline
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Feb
Om Mani Padme Hum (aka Oh Mama Take Me Home)
18/01/2018 – Namche Bazaar (3440m) to Tengboche (3880m) Today we departed Namche to weave our way further through the Himalayas. The plan was to descend and then ascend… in… Om Mani Padme Hum (aka Oh Mama Take Me Home)
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Hanging Out In Namche
17/01/2018 – Acclimatisation in Namche Bazaar (3440m) Today was our first acclimatisation day. When heading upward, while you can gain many hundreds of meters (or more), you are not… Hanging Out In Namche
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Feb
How Bazaar
16/01/2018 – Phakding (2660m) to Namche Bazaar (3440m) Our first big day of hiking awaited today. Even though 7+ hours was ahead of us it was still a relatively relaxed… How Bazaar
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Feb
It Begins!
15/01/2018 – Kathmandu to Phakding (2660m) Into the Himalayas we go! Well… eventually. A nice early start of about 5am, and it was off to Kathmandu airport. The trek to… It Begins!