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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This Everest Base Camp (EBC) trek gear list is a complete list of the gear I successfully completed the journey from Jiri over the Three Passes and stopping at Everest Base Camp. My trek was made in May during the height of the Everest climbing season. It is also a warm and reasonably dry time …
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