Altitude sickness on Everest Base Camp trek day seven You’d think rolling up a sleeping bag and stuffing it into its bag would be easy, right? WRONG! At 4,400m it is a chore and a half. I’m knelt on the bed coaxing the damn day thing into its bag. Once …
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After a troublesome night, with bouts of diarrhoea interrupting my sleep, I wake to feel slightly more human. I head to breakfast to find out the plan for our Everest Base Camp Trek day six. Everest Base Camp Trek Day Six Acclimatisation walk We have a choice of two walks …
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Having recently returned from Nepal where we successfully trekked to Everest Base Camp, here are my top tips to help you improve your chances of a successful Everest Base Camp trek. These are all designed to keep you in optimum health to ensure the best chance of success. We travelled …
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I wake to thoughts of how the hell am I going to make it through another five days of this? This being an horrendous headache, little sleep, nausea and constant breathlessness. I’m panicking that at some point the doctor is going to kick me off the mountain and I end …
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Sunrise: Namche Bazaar to viewpoint Our Everest Base Camp day four starts early with a slow plod up a rocky track. Yak trains carrying our luggage pass by as we quickly step to the side. After around 25 minutes of laboured breathing, we spot a colourful archway welcoming us to …
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