Dzongla to Gorakshep : Everest Base Camp Trek
The trek over the Cho La Pass had left everyone of us tired and exhausted. And as I said, the last part of trek, we saw heavy rain. And myself and Nitesh realised that the mistake that we did while buying our gloves. The gloves were not…
Dragnag to Dzongla via Chola Pass : Everest Base Camp Trek
It was a difficult climb today and extra exertion from jumping between rocks as well as the lack of oxygen from the altitude made for an exhausting combination. Naveen, our TrekNomad leader showed the true leadership quality by helping out who were struggling climbing up…
Gokyo-ri to Dragnag : Trek to Everest Base Camp
Successfully summitted to Gokyo Ri (5361 m/17588 ft) at 6:20 AM today. The route that I am going to cover early morning before starting for Dragnag. And the route of Dragnag was some thing like : The night before, a couple of team members decided…
Machermo to Gokyo : Everest Base Camp Trekking
Things are going to be more interesting from today onwards. We are into the four best days of our trekking route. And that starts with spectacular views of oligotrophic Gokyo lakes. And soon we are going to break 5000m threshold. The morning at Machermo gives…
Phortse Thanga to Macchermo via Dole : Trek To Everest Base Camp
At Phortse Thanga, as we start, we see that the route separates to Phortse and Dole. We have to take left for Dole, and that route takes us to Gokyo. Google’s 360 degree view of location from where we started : Well important to note…
Namche Bazar to Phortse Tanga : Trek To Everest Base Camp
Climb to Namche tested fitness level of few in group. A day break for acclimatisation was a refreshing break. It was much needed break, as it gave us time to pull up the socks, recollect the motivation that has brought us this far. Namche Bazaar…
Phakding to Namche Bazar : Trek To Everest Base Camp
6:30 Breakfast, 7 0’Clock we leave. That was what Raj, our trip guide briefed the night before. And there we were, in the dining area right on time. Today’s walk time was going to be double than yesterday‘s walk with an altitude gain of approximately…
Lukla to Phakding : Trek To Everest Base Camp
Jam Jam! Let’s go. We left Hotel@Thamel/Kathmandu early morning for Kathmandu airport. But much to our disappointment, the flight of Lukla was delayed because of foggy weather at Lukla. Although Lukla is considered as one of the most dangerous airport, our main concern currently was…
Prologue : Trek To Everest Base Camp
An object continues to remain at rest unless acted upon by a force. Sir Isaac Newton in his Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica …little I was aware of, when I learnt this classic mechanics’ law that, it’s valid in your life too. You continue to remain…
Trek to Hemkund and Valley of Flowers – Buildup
In coming weeks, I will be joining TrekNomads team along with my friends for a trek trip to Hemkund saheb and Valley of Flowers. The build up of trip is so exciting in itself. The itinerary that we will be following is as follows: Day…
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