Introduction – Tibet journey Tashi Dele! “Hello, Welcome!”. Our journey through Tibet had started. In the forgotten kingdom of Tibet, much has changed since China took control in 1950. Fast forward nearly 70 years and Tibet is still changing – very rapidly I might add. For the better? Well, that depends on your perspective in […]
Everest Base Camp
A climbers approach to climbing Mt Everest
Introduction Having been on numerous expeditions to Everest Base Camp (EBC) during the spring climbing season of April/May, I have had the pleasure to meet climbers of various nationalities that have summited or are attempting to climb Mt Everest. Mt Everest is known as Sagarmatha (Nepal) and Chomolungma (Tibet, China). It stands at 8,8848m and […]
Nepal: Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass – Stunning Vistas
Introduction The brochure promised ‘Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass. Combining Everest Base Camp (EBC) and Gokyo Lakes with a stunning crossing of the Cho La pass’. Well, the hype lived up to it and more. Those that have followed my previous posts on the Himalayas would have noted that despite numerous visits, I have […]
Nepal: Everest Base Camp 60th Anniversary Trek – Have Dinner Suit, Will Travel
We trekked to Everest Base Camp as part of our project to trek to the base camps of all the world’s 14 highest mountains over 8,000m. You can read our blogpost on our Project Base8000 website. Watch the Video! Related posts: