This stretch is practically a commute, with lots of other cars on the highway. Or mules. Really, by the time you are through with this section, you want to punch some mule faces. Trek date: May 3, 2017 Nunthala and trek chores I doubled up on the oats the morning in Nunthala, stomach not really …
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Out of Junbesi, the first possible sighting of Everest is possible. Try to roll up to the Everest View Lodge as early as possible before the clouds roll in. You can just see the tip and if no one was there to tell you it was there, you might miss it, but Everest it is. …
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Day 3 should be the day over Lamjura Pass and first time above 10,000 feet. This is the spotlight day for the section from Jiri to Lukla and makes the whole extra section worth it. Trek date: May 1, 2017 A morning of up’s We woke up at 5am as the sun started shining through …
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The goal for the day out of Deurali Pass should be to get as high up Lamjura Pass as you can. There are multiple stopping points on Lamjura Pass so you can literally climb until you drop. It’s actually quite a ways to the first lodge once you cross the pass and weather will be …
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Trek date: April 29, 2017 Day 1 out of Jiri is all about testing your soul The first night of the trek and I’m glad I brought my ear plugs. There was a chorus of yappy dogs just outside the lodge and when I put my plugs in, I swear they thought, “Good, a challenge.” …
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Arriving in Kathmandu, I had one goal: leave Kathmandu. It was a puzzle for me, how to get everything done and get to the Himalayas in less than 24 hours. I met my cousin at the airport and found we had the same goal. For both of us, we’d been to many large cities in …
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