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We are slowly climbing and acclimatizing as we head toward the first of the high passes that we will traverse.  We have been pacing ourselves ... Read More

Three blogs to be published today now that there is Wi-Fi again.  November 10th We have spent the last couple of days climbing towards the ... Read More

The Kongma La is the highest, longest and least used of the three high passes we hope to traverse on this trek.  That’s a good ... Read More

Today we walked from Lobuche to Gorak Shep.  Located at 5200 metres, this is the last outpost of trekking lodges on the Everest Base Camp ... Read More

It is surprising that I have not noticed the smell of anyone in the crowded dining rooms at the trekking lodges, because personal hygiene is ... Read More

Yesterday we walked down a bit from Gorak Shep (Everest Base Camp) before turning off the main trail towards Cho La.  The number of trekkers ... Read More

We are spending two nights in the village of Gokyo, located at 4800 metres.  The destination of a recognized trek in its own right, it ... Read More

Today we transitted the last of the three passes on our trek.  They have been getting easier, but we still spent four hours climbing and ... Read More

We had a very easy day today, drifting down from Lumden (4350 m) to Thame (3850 m).  It was interesting to observe the change in ... Read More

Today’s walk was like some kind of Himalayan fantasy.  We passed through juniper and rhododendron forests, strode along trails cut out of ravine walls hundreds ... Read More