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Hike's attempt to climb Mt. Everest Blog.......


hiker01

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Finally got some time to start this.......sorry for being a little late, but after being gone almost seven weeks, a lot of things pile up.......so here goes!

Day One:

Finally got into Kathmandu after two freakin days of flyin and airport lounges (quick transit in Hong Kong and 12 Hours lay-over in Bangkok).....

It's creepy, I swear I thought I landed in one of the Islands in the Philippines 35 years ago......no kidding:

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The city was dusty (if you have dust allergies, not a good place for you, I ended up wearing a buff everytime I go out), the infrastructure have

not caught up with the 20th century, which I think attracts a lot of people....

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How about some pork, fresh from......it's carcas???

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Hotel where my guide company put me up while in Kathmandu, Shankar:

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A visit to Thamel....the tourist gathering area....party town....restaurants, hotels, motels, bakeries, souvineer stores, you name it, you'll find

it here:

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After a few Gurkha beer, I'm ready to call it a night......

Day two:

Meet with the Guide and went over the trek/climb.....

we discussed the route and what to expect and do during the climb. We went over the gears/equipments....

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I guess we're ready. Me and a Female 62 year old Brit who now resides in Kenya, one guide and a Sherpa each.....an advance sherpa team already

left with most of our supplies.

One last dinner before we depart:

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and some entertainment:

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Day three - D-Day.....

Got up at 6AM......got picked up @7.....

On the way:

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Finally.....Lukla:

The runway:

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here's how the landing looks like: Lukla Landing

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Ready to go:

Here's the map of the route going to Everest Base Camp....for you to follow where we are that day, I will name the village....

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So, after we landed in Lukla, we had breakfast and then went on a 3 hour trek to Phakding...where we are going to camp for the night.

The dining room/social center of a teahouse:

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Day 4:

Got up @6AM.....no showers today....or hot water for that matter. Brush (that hurts) my teeth and wash my face with cold water. Thanks a lot to towel wipes.....and body and foot powder. Makes you feel like a human being!

Pack my gear and got it ready for Radyu.....my Sherpa......Guy is 23 years old, 5'6"........and carries my gear and he's (about 75lbs) and hike like it's a walk in the park, singing his Nepali songs!

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and my Guide, Eklal.....he's a Gurkha.....with a B.S. in Business, but prefers guiding koz he makes more......

Had breakfast of fried eggs (only source of local protein during the climb, good thing I brought 4 packs of turkey jerkies), rice and potatoes; and black tea......

Typical teahouse dining room, this one in Phakding:

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Phakding early in the morning:

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First Yak train I've seen....there will be plenty more....

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At exactly 8AM.....we left Phakding and started our hike to Namchee Bazaar......

From Wikipedia:

Namche Bazaar (also Nemche Bazaar or Namche Baza; Nepali: नाम्चे बजार11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png listen (help·info)) is a village and Village Development Committee (Namche) in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. It is located within the Khumbu area at 3,440 metres (11,286 ft) (the low point that is), populating the sides of a hill. Namche is the main trading center for the Khumbu region with many Nepalese officials, a police check, post and a bank.

Namche Bazaar is popular with trekkers in the Khumbu region, especially for altitude acclimatization, and is the gateway to the high Himalaya. The town has a number of lodgings and stores catering to the needs of visitors as well as a number of internet cafés, making it one of the few places in the region where trekkers can access the internet.

On Saturday mornings, a weekly market is held in the center of the village while there may also be a daily Tibetan market where clothing and cheap Chinese consumer goods tend to be the main articles for sale.

The trek, sights and some trails:

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This is uber cool F!

The Luluka airstrip was featured on a TV series (the world's most dangerous Airports) apparently there is only something like half a dozen pilots in the world who have a licence to land there.

One ill fated landing was during fog and the plane came in a couple of dozen yards to the left of the strip, straight into the side of the mountain. :(

When you get to the top can you take a look around for George Malloy's coin?

Ken

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