Starting elevation: 16,142 ft / 4,920 m Ending elevation: 16,863 ft / 5,140 m Elevation change: +721 ft / 220 m Starting oxygen: 56% of sea level Ending oxygen: 54% of sea level Distance covered: 2.67 mi / 4.3 km Time hiked: 3 h 00 m What time is it? It's still dark outside. Why am I
Everest Base Camp Day 8: Dughla To Lobuche
Starting elevation: 15,157 ft / 4,620 m Ending elevation: 16,142 ft / 4,920 m Elevation change: +985 ft / 300 m Starting oxygen: 58% of sea level Ending oxygen: 56% of sea level Distance covered: 2.2 mi / 3.5 km Time hiked: 1 h 45 m Day eight on the trail and I recapturing the joy that
Everest Base Camp Day 7: Chukhung to Dughla
Starting elevation: 15,518 ft / 4,730 m Ending elevation: 15,157 ft / 4,620 m Elevation change: -361 ft / -110 m Starting oxygen: 57% of sea level Ending oxygen: 58% of sea level Distance covered: 6.9 mi / 11.1 km Time hiked: 3h 30m Sharing a room with Franklin from Brooklyn may have been
15 Things To Remember Trekking In The Himalaya
To take a break from narrating the day-to-day happenings of my Everest Base Camp trek, I have decided to share some of the things that I would recommend keeping in mind while trekking in the Himalaya (or probably countless other places as well). Despite everything I thought I knew prior to
Everest Base Camp Day 6: Chukhung Ri And Failed Acclimatization
Starting elevation: 14,469 ft / 4,410 m Ending elevation: 15,518 ft / 4,730 m Elevation change: +1,049 ft / +320 m Starting oxygen: 59% of sea level Ending oxygen: 57% of sea level Distance covered: 6.9 mi / 11.1 km Time hiked: 7h 00m Every step is a literal struggle. I can't go more
Everest Base Camp Day 5: Tengboche to Dingboche
Starting elevation: 12,697 ft / 3,870 m Ending elevation: 14,469 ft / 4,410 m Elevation change: +1,772 ft / +540 m Starting oxygen: 64% of sea level Ending oxygen: 59% of sea level Distance covered: 6.71 mi / 10.8 km Time hiked: 3h 30m Balls. It was cold last night. I'm not even that
Everest Base Camp Day 4: Namche Bazaar to Tengboche
Starting elevation: 11,290 ft / 3,440 m Ending elevation: 12,687 ft / 3,867 m Elevation change: +1,397 ft / +427 m Starting oxygen: 67% of sea level Ending oxygen: 64% of sea level Distance covered: 5.72 mi / 9.2 km Time hiked: 4h 00m After spending what feels like an eternity (something
Everest Base Camp Day 3: Acclimatization, Khumjung, and Khunde
Starting elevation: 11,290 ft / 3,440 m Ending elevation: 11,290 ft / 3,440 m Elevation change: +0 ft / +0 m Starting oxygen: 67% of sea level Ending oxygen: 67% of sea level Distance covered: 4.72 mi / 7.6 km Time hiked: 4h 00m Forty-eight hours ago I was in Kathmandu at an elevation of
Everest Base Camp Night 2: The Dogs Of Namche Bazaar
Susan of the Everest Bakery (and Pizza Hut) has graciously allowed me the use of his porch for the night (saving me yet another dollar's worth of accommodation costs). Why the Everest Bakery porch? Well, for one, because they said yes to my (apparently) ridiculous request to sleep outdoors (free