Everest Base Camp Trek

Duration: 14 Days +

One of the most incredible treks you could ever do.
After and amazing flight through the foothills of the Himalayas, and a pant filling landing in one of the most spectacular airports in the world. You will start your trek in Lukla ( or Jiri f you are hardcore, add 5 days) There are plenty of shops and cafes to chill out in Lukla but it is best to get trekking straight away and spend time here on your way back
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Your route towards Everest!
DAY 1

  • Arrive and get trekking! Leaving Lukla your next stop will be Monjo or Phakding, about 3 Hrs away, over Gentle ups and downs. Alt  2,652m A short trek to aid acclimatization. and prepare you for the next day :O

  • DAY 2
    Monjo/Phakding to Namche Bazar. 5-6 hrs. 
    Not terribly far away but today will be mostly up hill to reach a final altitude of 3440m. You will walk along side the Dudh Kosi river, and through its beautiful green Valley. You will no doubt get passed out by locals twice or three times your age, carrying 4 or 5 times the weight you are carrying.
    You will be panting like a dog and they will skip past in flip flops, dont worry this is normal!
    It can get very dry and dusty in the last stretch to Namche Bazar During March or October, and if its windy watch out!

  • DAY 3/4
    Namche Bazar Acclimatization Day.3440m 
    Namche Bazar is the gateway to Everest, and an important town in the area. Every Saturday is Market day and people come from all around the region to sell and trade. The village itself, has many trekking gear shops, internet cafes, bakerys and so on, and is the last sizeable village on your route. Remember the higher you go the more expensive things get so any last minute supplies, toilet roll, lip balm, chocolate, pringles, buy here!
    To make the most of your acclimatization day, you take a walk up the hill around by the army camp towards the Everest View Hotel for some tea or lunch(posh place with oxygen in your room)
    It is good to gain this increase in altitude during the day and then sleep back lower altitude at night. This is good Acclimatization. Namche is a little Oasis of western comforts, so eat well and get plenty of rest.
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Coming in to land at Lukla
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Lukla Airport
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EBC TREK ROUTE
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Namche Bazar
  • DAY 5
    NAMCHE-TENGBOCHE     (3860m): 5 hours 
    On your way to Tengboche, immediatley coming out of Namche are the first amazing views of the Everest, Lhoste, Nuptse, and Ama Dablam. On the way you may pass an elderly man who collects donations for keeping the trail clean and tidy. Usually sat at a table with a book to fill in your name, not sure how much work he does but we did have a god chat with him!
    The route has a steep descent to the Dudh Kosi river and  then climbs up  zigzagging through rhododendron bushes. Many expletives are often involved in this climb but eventually you will arrive, standing beside (leaning on) the amazing Tengboche Monastery surrounded by the mighty Himalayas! 
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Everest! Just around the corner from Namche Bazar En route to Tengboche
Day 6 (4310m) Tengboche-Pheriche or Dingboche
Perched on a hill, Surrounded buy huge icy peaks, is Tengboche. It contains a large important monastery, a few tea houses and a bakery. 
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Dingboche
  • Day 7 Periche/Dingboche ACCLIMITISATION DAY  
    Spend the day walking around the village, Periche & Dingboche are neighboring villages separated by a valley wall. There is internet access in Dingboche, albeit two pc's plugged into an indoor fuming petrol generator with dodgy connections and letterless keyboards but you should be able to send a couple of words to people at home. The valley wall makes a great aclimatisation side trek up, Hike High Sleep low! so whether you are staying in either Pheriche or Dingboche usually the same acclimatisation walk will bring u up the parting valley wall. Amazing scenery making for some great photos.
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  • Day 8
    Pheriche/Dingboche - Lobuche (4920m) 4 hrs     
    Lobuche is a small little village, new tea houses popping up at the moment, you will be hungry and in need of a hot lemon tea here, then off to bed. There is a satellite phone available for hire here if you want to ring home. Water prices and food take are getting as high as the altitude here. Which is fair enough considering where you are and how it got here!
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  • Day 9
    Lobuche - Everest Base Camp (5400 m)  / Gorak Shep ( 5140m)
    Today you will leave Lobuche, arriving at Gorak Shep. A Relatively easy walk considering, you will arrive at Gorak Shep about 3hrs later A brief stop here for some soup then head on to Base Camp and return to Gorek Shep for the night. The walk covers a lot of loose glacial moraine, lots of slidy loose gravel and big boulders so watch your step and footing, easy to twist an ankle here. You might get held up in the many Yak trains coming to and from expeditions at Base Camp, fun to see but keep your distance and camera flashes off. The Yaks have big point horns that are better seen than felt!
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  • Day 10
Gorak Shep - Kala Pathar (5545m)  - Lobuche
Waking at 4ish am you will rise up, headlamp on, and make your way for the summit of Kala Patthar, a dark tipped mountain beside Gorak Shep. The summit offers really breathtaking views of the surrounding Himalayas. If for some reason you find yourself having to choose between either Base camp or Kala Pattar, just know that the views from this summit are absolutely spectacular, whereas you cannot see a whole lot from EBC. The ascent can be a little steep, so take your time, slow and steady and drink plenty of water. You should have plenty of time to reach the summit for sunrise. A truly awe inspiring moment
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Wow...
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One of the most amazing experiences out there..seeing the sunrise high among the Himalayas
As you approach the final stretch to the summit you will have to clamber over some large rocks and boulders and HORAAAY! We are at the top, take a well deserved sit down and admire the view. The sky lightens, the mountain tips start to glow,
keep your eyes on Everest's summit to behold the view you came for
What a view...relax..take your time..bask in your awesomness and take many photos. Soon you will have to descend down the mountain back to Garak Shep get your gear and head on to Lobuche. Take your time walking  back down, last thing you want is any mishaps up here.
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Epic views from the summit of Kala Pathar
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Gorak Shep,
  • Day 11
    Lobuche to Dingboche or Pheriche 4410m- 5 hours 
  • Day 12
    Dingboche to Tengboche (3860m): 5 hours 
  • Day 13
    Tengboche to Namche (3440m): 3 hours 
  • Day 14
    Namche to Lukla (2840m): 5-6 hours 
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Ama Dablam
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Entrance to Tengboche
Descending  back down towards Namche can be done much quicker than ascending, you will feel fitter and stronger each meter you walk down, and you will be down in no time, you can vary the route back, through different villages, or even to the Gokyo lakes adding couples of days to your trip. Truly an amazing experience and definitely SHOULD be on anyone's bucketlist