A travel blog about my experiences in travel and treks
October 2014 If everything went well, we should have started towards Lobuche. But things were not rosy. Subbu’s condition had become bad. Climbing up was out of question. It would be foolish if we had tried in such conditions. If … Continued
October 2014 Dengboche was a beautiful place. But the cold weather kept us indoors for most of the day. Thanks to Kindle loaded with books, I never had a boring time. Wi-Fi came at NPR 600 per hour, was only … Continued
October 2014 We had NCell signal on mobile till Namche Bazaar. But at Debuche it was only Nepal telecom that worked though the call quality was very bad. Debuche to Dengboche elevation map Subbu felt that he was unnecessarily carrying … Continued
October 2014 It would be one more gruelling day for us. The elevation plot below shows that the net altitude gain between Namche Bazaar and Debuche was about 1,100 feet but for that we had to lose 3068 feet and climb back 4149 … Continued
October 2014 Namche Bazaar is the main town in Everest area. It is set in a natural amphitheater over looking Kongde Ri. Due to significant altitude gain, it is recommended that one stays for a day in Namche Bazaar for … Continued
October 2014 It was a difficult night at Phakding. For some reason I had headache and that prevented me from having a good sleep. At 8400 feet, there was very little chance of Altitude sickness. But still it did not … Continued
October 2014 Our flight to Lukla was scheduled at 9:30AM. We were at the airport well ahead of time. There were efforts to renovate the domestic terminal which at present looked like an old bus stand. Kathmandu domestic terminal The … Continued
October 2014 Before I start let me tell you that this travelogue will not give full account of the trek to Everest Base Camp. The simple reason is that I could not complete it. It was my second attempt to … Continued