So finally, I decided to climb the base camp of the highest mountain in the world. I trek for my video diary, and making those recordings encourages me to do more. I was one of the only few western tourists in the city. Everyone treated me well, and I had no safety concerns, even as a solo woman traveler.
Three days before the EBC trek, I got stuck in an unexpected rain downpour followed by 48 hours of snow. According to the locals, it was unusual weather at that time of year. I trekked with the guide and other trekkers with that agency. The visibility was low, but our guide knew the route thoroughly.
Every evening when we reached the guesthouse, we would put all our things by the stove to make sure they were dry for the following day. Those were three very challenging days, and I might have turned back if I didn’t have a guide and others with me. But at the end of the trek, I felt that the EBC trek is not for the novice to take up at the first trial. It was adventurous enough to need little professional skills to sustain the weather, altitude, and rough pathways.
When we made it to the end of the Everest Base Camp trek, it had a spectacular view, but the weather remained chilly. Even though it was an arduous trek, we got plenty of scopes to halt now and then to enjoy the scenic beauty, natural landscapes, pristine surroundings, freezing rivers, and the immense flora and fauna at every junction.
Even though Everest Base Camp trek in bad weather was not advisable, we decided to take up the challenge, and we don’t regret it as we didn’t face any issue. It took us seven days to climb up from Lukla, whereas we climbed down in just three days. My mission was complete after reaching 5,364 m Everest Base Camp. In the beginning, it felt like a too-long trek, starting from 6:00 am Namche Bazar and getting to the next stop at 6:00 pm, when it was partly dark. But the trail was so enchanting, especially from Gorak Shep to Pheriche, and the dusk turned the Ama Dablam in a golden hue.
We trekked through Tengboche, Dingboche, and then towards Lobuche. When we reached near EBC, we hiked some more and grabbed the sight on the top of Kala Patthar. When I began planning my trip to Nepal and talked to my tour agency, I settled on a mix of site-seeing in and around Kathmandu to get a wholesome experience of the EBC trek. Our guide had a wealth of knowledge of the region, and he was excellent at setting our pace.
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