Starting elevation: 12,687 ft / 3,867 m Ending elevation: 11,290 ft / 3,440 m Elevation change: -1,397 ft / -427 m Starting oxygen: 64% of sea level Ending oxygen: 67% of sea level Distance covered: 5.72 mi / 9.2 km Time hiked: 3h 30m Opening my eyes to a starless sky I am greeted by
Everest Base Camp Trek Questions Answered!
Before heading off to Everest Base Camp, I wrote this post inspired by all the questions I had but was having difficulties finding answers to. Now, having successfully returned from the adventure, I will share with you all the surprisingly difficult to find information that I learned on the way
Everest Base Camp Day 10.5: Gorak Shep to Tengboche
Starting elevation: 16,863 ft / 5,140 m Ending elevation: 12,687 ft / 3,867 m Elevation change: -4,176 ft / -1,273 m Starting oxygen: 54% of sea level Ending oxygen: 64% of sea level Distance covered: 13 mi / 21 km Time hiked: 9h 00m Without a single cloud in the sky and with Everest
Photo Gallery: Everest Base Camp Trek
After twelve days in the Himalaya and many thousands of units of elevation change, I have successfully returned to the civilized world (read about the trek here if you prefer words to pictures). I saw yaks, goats, dogs, horses, trekkers from all over the world, and an absurd amount of mountains
Everest Base Camp Day 10: Kala Patthar
Want to know a secret about the Everest Base Camp trek? Everest Base Camp isn't (necessarily) the highlight of the trip. That honor commonly goes instead to Kala Patthar. What's Kala Patthar? Exactly. Since people unfamiliar with the Himalaya have likely never heard of Kala Patthar (and
Everest Base Camp Day 9.5: Gorak Shep to EBC
Starting elevation: 16,863 ft / 5,140 m Ending elevation: 17,598 ft / 5,364 m Elevation change: +735 ft / 224 m Starting oxygen: 54% of sea level Ending oxygen: 53% of sea level Distance covered: 2.17 mi / 3.5 km Time hiked: 2h 00m to EBC (4h 30m roundtrip) With a belly full of hot water
Everest Base Camp Day 9: Lobuche to Gorak Shep
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
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