DAY 19: Thangboche to Dingboche

Date: Fri 11th Apr, 2014.

ARRIVED AT DINGBOCHE, ABOVE THE TREE LINE, SUB ZERO TEMPERATURE. 

Start Point: Thyangboche (3,845m)

End Point: Dingboche (4,310m)

Distance: 12.79km (151.95km)

Total Moving Time: 4h 08m

Ascent: 1,016m (Total 12,311m)

Descent: 555m (Total 10,012m)

Min Elevation: 3,721m

Max Elevation: 4,313m

DAY 20: Acclimatisation at Dingboche

Date: Sat 12th Apr, 2014.

SUMMITED THE NANGKARTSANG PEAK (5,080m) FOR ACCLIMATISATION. 

Start Point: Dingboche (4,310m)

End Point: Dingboche (4,310m)

Distance: 5.77km (157.72km)

Total Moving Time: 2h 35m

Ascent: 806m (Total 13,117m)

Descent: 793m (Total 10805m)

Min Elevation: 4,285m

Max Elevation: 5,080m

DAY 21: Dingboche to Lobuche

Date: Sun 13th Apr, 2014.

ARRIVED AT LOBUCHE. SIGHT OF KHUMBU GLACIER. TWO DAYS TO EVEREST BASE CAMP !!

Start Point: Dingboche (4,310m)

End Point: Lobuche (4,950m)

Distance: 9.50km (167.22)

Total Moving Time: 3h 15m

Ascent: 835m (Total 13,952m)

Descent: 161m (Total 10,966m)

Min Elevation: 4,268m

Max Elevation: 4,974m

DAY 23: Arriving at Everest Base Camp

Date: Tues 15th Apr, 2014.

Morning: 

CLIMBED TO VANTAGE POINT OF KALA PATTHAR FOR FANTASTIC VIEWS OF EVEREST AND SURROUNDING PEAKS RETURNED TO GOREK SHEP.

Afternoon:

PROCEEDED FROM GORAK SHEP TO EVEREST BASE CAMP FOR TWO NIGHT STAY

Start Point: Gorak Shep (4,950m)

End Point: EVEREST BASE CAMP (5,365m)

Distance: 8.80km (181.02)

Total Moving Time: 3h 15m

Ascent: 847m (Total 15,146m)

Descent: 706m (Total 11,793m)

Min Elevation: 5,152m

Max Elevation: 5,640m

DAY 22: Go! Go! Go! To Gorak Shep

Date: Mon 14th Apr, 2014.

ARRIVED AT GORAK SHEP. FIRST GLIMPSE OF EVEREST BASE CAMP (EBC). ONE MORE DAY TO EBC STAY. 

Start Point: Lobuche (4,950m)

End Point: Gorak Shep (5,160m)

Distance: 5km (172.22)

Total Moving Time: 1h 53m

Ascent: 347m (Total 14,299m)

Descent: 121m (Total 11,087m)

Min Elevation: 4,913m

Max Elevation: 5,199m

DAY 24: Life at Everest Base Camp

Date: Wed 16th Apr, 2014.

DAY AT EVEREST BASE CAMP !!

Start Point: EVEREST BASE CAMP (5,365m)

End Point: EVEREST BASE CAMP (5,365m)

Distance: 0.0km (181.02)

Total Moving Time: 0h 0m

Ascent: 0m (Total 15,146m)

Descent: 0m (Total 11,793m)

Min Elevation: 5,365m

Max Elevation: 5,365m

DAY 25: Departing Base Camp

Date: Thurs 17th Apr, 2014.

DEPARTED EVEREST BASE CAMP FOR RETURN TREK TOWARDS LUKLA. BRIEF REST STOPS AT GORAK SHEP & LOBUCHE. OVERNIGHT AT PHERICHE. 

Start Point: Everest Base Camp (5,365m), 07:35

End Point: Pheriche (4,290m), 15:55

Distance: 17.0km (Total 198.02)

Total Moving Time: 5h 15m

Ascent: 411m (Total 15,557m)

Descent: 1,523m (Total 13,316m)

Min Elevation: 4,290m

Max Elevation: 5,365m

DAY 26: Long trek back to Namche

Date: Fri 18th Apr, 2014.

CURRENTLY AT NAMCHE BAZAAR, AFTER A LONG TREK FROM PHERICHE. 

Start Point: Pheriche (4,290m), 08:30

End Point: Namche Bazaar (3,451m), 18:30

Distance: 28.17km (Total 198.02)

Total Moving Time: 6h 34m

Ascent: 1000m (Total 15,557m)

Descent: 1,821m (Total 13,316m)

Min Elevation: 3,293m

Max Elevation: 4,290m

DAY 27: From Namche, Back to Lukla

Date: Sat 19th Apr, 2014.

FINAL DAY OF TREKKING, FROM NAMCHE TO LUKLA (AIRSTRIP)

Start Point: Namche Bazaar (3,451m), 08:17

End Point:  Lukla Airstrip (2,835m), 17:05

Distance: 22.17km (Total 248.36)

Total Moving Time: 5h 42m

Ascent: 1,205m (Total 17,762m)

Descent: 1,814m (Total 16,951m)

Min Elevation: 2,522m

Max Elevation: 3,442m

DAY 28: Flight from Lukla to Kathmandu

Date: Sun 20th Apr, 2014.

WEATHER FANTASTIC THIS MORNING. ON THE FIRST FLIGHT OUT OF LUKLA (AIRSTRIP) TO KATHMANDU. END OF TREK. 

Start Point: Lukla Airstrip (2,835m), 06:25

End Point:  Kathmandu (1,315m), 06:50