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NEPAL | Sat, 31 May 2014 | By timhughes55 | Views [2222]
Today, trekking of the one-foot-in-front-of-the-other variety started in earnest. We woke surprisingly unscathed from our bus ordeal the day before and after breakfast the porters Ram and Nima divided our belongings, leaving us with our lightweight day ... Read more >
Tags: bhanda, everest base camp trek, shivalaya
NEPAL | Sat, 31 May 2014 | By timhughes55 | Views [5337] | Comments [1]
On the map the road to Shivalaya winds east and north from Kathmandu approximately 220 km. Look closely and you'll see hairpins and switchbacks, but these gross changes of direction only hint at the true nature of the road. It should also be marked ... Read more >
Tags: bus to jiri, everest base camp, kathmandu, shivalaya
NEPAL | Fri, 30 May 2014 | By timhughes55 | Views [542]
Summary:
In April 2014, three 66+ year-old men made the long trek from Shivalaya to Everest Base Camp, using the first 7 days to acclimatize at lower altitude and get into better physical condition before tackling the arduous high altitude stages.... Read more >
Tags: everest base camp, lukla, shivalaya, trek