Starting elevation: 8,563 ft / 2,610 m Ending elevation: 11,290 ft / 3,440 m Elevation change: +2,727 ft / +830 m Starting oxygen: 74% of sea level Ending oxygen: 67% of sea level Distance covered: 4.6 mi / 7.4 km Time hiked: 4h 15m Any doubts I had as to whether or not my sleeping
Everest Base Camp Day 1.5: Lukla to Phakding
Starting elevation: 9,100 ft / 2,800 m Ending elevation: 8,563 ft / 2,610 m Starting oxygen: 72% of sea level Ending oxygen: 74% of sea level Distance covered: 4.66 mi / 7.5 km Time hiked: 3h 00m For some reason I had the expectation that it would be cold mid-winter almost two miles (3.2
Everest Base Camp Day 1: Kathmandu to Lukla
Starting elevation: 4,390 ft / 1,338 m Ending elevation: 9,100 ft / 2,800 m Distance covered: 84 mi / 135 km Time hiked: 0h 0m Many treks to Everest Base Camp begin with a half-hour flight from Kathmandu to the village of Lukla. Mine begins like any other. This flight is considered by
Trail Blazing To Kathmandu
I am finally underway and on a path that will hopefully lead me to Everest Base Camp. However, my second of two trains to Kansai International Airport is delayed and I am forced to wait on the platform in the hail, acquiring a taste for the cold I will encounter at 18,000 ft / 5,000 m. Amid
Off To Nepal (And Certain Death)
I have already presented "The Ultimate Everest Base Camp Plan" and my exhaustive "Everest Base Camp Gear List", so now if (when) something goes wrong out there and I come back with a bag carrying me instead of the other way around, you can't blame it on recklessness or lack of
Everest Base Camp Gear List
Just days away from my departure in search of Everest Base Camp I have started getting together all that will be accompanying me to the land of Earth's tallest peaks. This will be my first time backpacking during the winter months and much of my gear has yet to be tested outside the small Japanese
The Ultimate Everest Base Camp Plan
NOTE: Since writing this post I have returned from Everest Base camp and answered all the questions I had here in the post, Everest Base Camp Questions Answered! So given my complete lack of experience in what I expect the conditions of my Everest Base Camp (EBC) trek to be, I have decided to do
To Everest We Go
Japan has been great! At least that's what I tell everyone. My almost five months in the country constitute the longest consecutive period of time I have spent in one place since my departure from Brazil three years ago. I need to escape. But escape to where? I am terrible with choices, and