Lobuche to Gorak Shep: 755 ft. gain in about 5 miles
Round trip from Gorak Shep to Everest Base Camp and back: 735 ft. gain/loss in about 4.5 miles
On the trail from Lobuche to Gorak Shep.
Followed a glacier covered with rock and dirt along the trail. The glacier originates at the Khumbu icefall, one of the starting points to climb up to Mt. Everest.
Closer look at the glacier.
On the trail, almost to Gorak Shep. A lot more trekkers here since this is the only path.
Lunch at the lodge at Gorak Shep and saw Russel Brice. Russel Brice is a mountaineer from New Zealand and owns/manages Himalayan Experience Ltd. He has summited Mt. Everest twice and lead the Discovery Channel series, "Everest: Beyond the Limit," expeditions.
Made it to Everest base camp!
Khumbu icefall can be seen here. Tents at the base camp on the left for the expeditions that were trying to summit Mt. Everest. Mt. Everest cannot be seen from base camp so we are heading to Kala Patar tomorrow to see Mt. Everest.
The mountains are just amazing here.
Heading back from base camp to Gorak Shep where we would be staying the night and waking up early to try and make it to Kala Patar before we start descending back down. At base camp you are surrounded 360 degrees by mountains. It's such a special place to be. Such an amazing experience.
Trail heading back to Gorak Shep while these people and dzo are heading to base camp.
We stayed the night at Gorak Shep. It's so cold here that when you use the toilets, your urine freezes. When you open the lids to the toilets, you're just peeing on top of someone else's frozen urine. One of the hardest parts of the trip was getting up early in the mornings in the cold. Every morning, getting out of the sleeping bag and getting ready took a lot of energy, motivation, and self-discipline. Getting up to go to work now is a breeze.
