The Everest Base Camp Trek is one of the best things I’ve ever done in life. It was an incredible experience. The trek challenges you both physically and mentally, but rewards you richly with some of the most incredible landscapes you can lay eyes on, as well as an immense sense of achievement when you arrive at base camp on day 8.
The itinerary for the trek was as follows;
Day 1 – Kathmandu to Phakding
Day 2 – Phakding to Namche Bazaar
Day 3 – Acclimatisation day in Namche Bazaar
Day 4 – Namche to Tengboche
Day 5 – Tengboche to Dingboche
Day 6 – Acclimatisation day in Dingboche
Day 7 – Dingboche to Lobuche
Day 8 – Lobouche to Everest Base Camp via Gorak Shep
Day 9 – Gorak Shep to Pheriche
Day 10 – Pheriche to Kenjuma
Day 11 – Kenjuma to Monjo
Day 12 – Monjo to Lukla
I booked through Gadventures and would definitely recommend them for the trek. Click below to visit their website.
The trek takes you along a route often referred to as the “the steps to heaven,” and it’s a well earned name. Every bend in the trail provides another photo opportunity — beautiful forests, stupas, sherpa villages, glacial moraines and of course, some of the biggest mountains in the world, including the big one – Everest.
Here is my Everest Base Camp experience through the lens of my camera.
Day 1. Flying from Kathmandu to LuklaTouchdown in Lukla, and a sigh of reliefPasang Lhamu Gate, ready to goViews staight out the gateThe first bridge, being navigated by a mule convoyThe Dudh Kosi river, a.k.a. the River of Milk, snaking through the valleyThe next bridge, adorned with prayer flagsDay 2, setting out again along the Dudh KosiThe Dudh Kosi continuedMaking our way over another bridgeGrabbing the opportunity for a quick photoNamche BazaarEverywhere you go, there’s always oneDay 4, Everest Base Camp treks gate keeper as we head from Namche Bazaar to TengbocheDay 5 A Beautiful morning in TengbocheStunning peaks everywhere you look in TengbocheMore beautiful views along the valleyA beautiful stupa on the way to DingbocheA yak convoy passing byAnother stunning bridgeA Helicopter circling above in DingbocheStunning peaksMoraines along the pathViews from the river bedAfter an accilmatisation day on Day 6, day 7 we head off again, above the tree line nowBuilding a new Everest, sort ofThe path aheadThe incredible views just don’t stop comingPrayer flags all aroundGetting some rest by the Scott Fischer MemorialThe Scott Fischer MemorialDay 8, the big day, the first views of Everest, peaking it’s head out above the surrounding mountainsAaaand finally, arrving at Everest Base CampLooking out over Everest Base CampDays 9-12, the journey homeA mountain goat looking out over his domainA beautiful stupa on the way downThe beautiful views keep coming tight until the endTerraces on the way homeOne last photo od the beautiful Dudh Kosi
2 responses to “Through The Lens: The Everest Base Camp Trek”
Amazing photos! What an adventure. Thanks for the itinerary really helpful
Inspiring and great to have an idea of what to expect. Thanks Travel Tom
2 responses to “Through The Lens: The Everest Base Camp Trek”
Amazing photos! What an adventure. Thanks for the itinerary really helpful
Inspiring and great to have an idea of what to expect. Thanks Travel Tom