I woke up to my birthday at Phakding (2652 meters, 8700 feet) and I was turning a decade too! But anyway that was a very minor happening on the larger scale of things! In the mountains as I hit the bed by 7.00 pm or so, I wake up bright and fresh. I had an…
Category: Nepal
Everest Base Camp Trek- Day 1, Kathmandu-Lukla Flight and Lukla-Phakding Walk
Everest Base Camp trek has been on my radar for long. However I would always let it go thinking it would take too much time, the season will not suit my teaching schedule etc etc. But all this changed when I met Sir Chris Bonington. During his talk he asked if anyone of us had…
And I am Back from the Everest Base Camp Trek
There are so many pictures to choose from the Everest Base Camp trek and so many things to talk about that my head spins. I will start off with this picture below from Namche Bazaar and 10 things from the top of my mind! The header picture is from Kala Patthar. 10. I was so…