This trek was supposed to be long and challenging and so far it really was. For the past sixteen days we crossed from one valley to another, went through high mountain passes and stood at the foot of the highest mountain of all - Mount Everest. At the… Read more
Imja ValleyAfter Thame Valley, Gokyo, Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar only one big goal remained in our trek and that was the 6,189 m / 20,305 ft-high Island Peak or as it is locally known - Imja Tse. We spent a night in the relative comfort and low… Read more
Gorakshep and EBC Time now to see Everest from up close! After an easy trek from Dzongla to Lobuche we had some busy time ahead of us: walk to Gorakshep, see the Everest Base Camp… Read more
Through Cho La to DzonglaWith two major valleys in the Everest region (Thame and Gokyo) behind us it was time to see the most popular one - Khumbu. Its name comes from the famous Khumbu glacier that flows from the Western Cwm (cirque) of Mount Everest… Read more
Scoundrel's ViewpointGokyo is a village located on the eastern shores of Dudh Pokhari lake (4700 m / 15420 ft), also known as Gokyo Lake. The six Gokyo lakes are lined along the Ngozumpa glacier in the upper part of the Gokyo Valley. Dudh Pokhari is the… Read more
After a couple of days without a shower you tend to feel pretty happy when you eventually get one. Namche was a place for shower among other niceties so well rested and full of expectations I was ready to get into something wilder than the overpopulated… Read more
After 3 days in Kathmandu we set out for the mountains. Our group was small - just seven people from all over the world. Together with our guide we boarded what appeared to be the first flight for the day to Lukla (2860 m / 9383 ft) - the starting point… Read more
I spent 26 days in Nepal during the post-monsoon season of 2012. I had never been there before and I certainly don't go there every day so I thought I should get the best of this first trip. After many months of research and planning I set on an… Read more