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Drinking 'Tomba' in a very dark & dingy 'bar' in Lukla. I vaguely remember stumbling back to our lodge in near pitch-darkness & narrowly avoiding going over some cliffs along the way... by: stowaway Views[3839]

Being served 'Tomba' in a very dark & seedy bar in Lukla, Nepal. I think it's fermented millet seed & boiling water. Gets you quite drunk, especially by the jugfull... by: stowaway Views[2387]

Gateway to Mt Everest: Lukla airstrip, standing on the wall at the top end looking the short distance down to the other end. Don't misjudge landing on this airstrip in all those clouds... by: stowaway Views[3872]

Lukla airstrip in the Himalayas. 400m long, with a steep slope, a 30ft wall up at one end and a plummeting mountainside at the other end. by: stowaway Views[2726]

My Travel Journal from Jiri to Lukla

NEPAL | Sat, 7 May 2016 | By thesteffenbech | Views [805]

Trekking in Nepal had always been in my bucket list. Mostly because of the things I had heard about the place from many other travel enthusiasts like me. And so to put an end to my anxious wait, I packed my bags and flew to Kathmandu - the capital city ... Read more >

Tags: everest, jiri, lukla, nepal, trekking

Day 18. Everest Base Camp Trek. Namche Bazaar to Lukla

NEPAL | Sat, 31 May 2014 | By timhughes55 | Views [962]

We dressed grimly this morning. On Everest 13 Sherpas confirmed dead with several unaccounted for and some injured following the avalanche. All Nepalis, dead and injured in the service of Western dreamers and playboys. See my earlier comments on Western ... Read more >

Tags: everest base camp trek, lukla, namche bazaar

Day 8. Everest Base CampTrek. Lukla to Phakding

NEPAL | Sat, 31 May 2014 | By timhughes55 | Views [795]

Gerard and Nick were to arrive at about 9.00, which gave us the luxury of a lie in and a late start. We we're wakened early by the roar of the first wave of early flights landing, taxiing and leaving via the 500 metre runway. They appear from the south ... Read more >

Tags: everest base camp, lukla, phakding

Day 7. Everest Base Camp Trek. Bupsa to Lukla

NEPAL | Sat, 31 May 2014 | By timhughes55 | Views [2570]

It rained hard in the night and we woke to a sparkling day with Numbur peak and a few others showing tantalisingly over the ridge tops of the immense Dudh Khosi river valley. The village boasts a monastery and stupa on the point of the ridge, on the ... Read more >

Tags: bupsa, everest base camp trek, lukla

Summary: Everest Base Camp Trek -Shivalaya - EBC - Lukla

NEPAL | Fri, 30 May 2014 | By timhughes55 | Views [543]

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