| Place |
Date |
Weather |
Activities |
| Kathmandu |
Saturday, 01.03.2014 |
 19°C |
Trekking preparations. |
| Kathmandu |
Sunday, 02.03.2014 |
 20°C |
Shopping for trekking clothes. |
| Kathmandu |
Monday, 03.03.2014 |
 20°C |
Day trip to Patan. |
| Kathmandu |
Tuesday, 04.03.2014 |
20°C |
Laundry. Test packing of backpacks. |
| Kathmandu |
Wednesday, 05.03.2014 |
20°C |
Helen prepares hiking schedule for Everest Base Camp trek. New backpack for Helen. |
| Kathmandu |
Thursday, 06.03.2014 |
20°C |
Computer day. Organise and pay for Jeep to Jiri, the flight back to Kathmandu and various fees. |
| Kathmandu |
Friday, 07.03.2014 |
20°C |
Working on the web site. Sunset over Kathmandu. |
| Kathmandu |
Saturday, 08.03.2014 |
20°C |
Flight bookings for Germany. |
| Kathmandu |
Sunday, 09.03.2014 |
20°C |
Final preparations for the hike. |
Kathmandu -
Jiri (1770m) -
Mali (2334m) |
Monday, 10.03.2014 |
18°C |
6 hour Jeep ride to Jiri. 2.5 hour hike to Mali. Our first Dal Bhat. |
Mali (2334m) -
Deorali (2712m) |
Tuesday, 11.03.2014 |
18°C |
Steep 1000m climb to Deorali Pass - exhausting! |
Deorali (2712m) -
Kinja (1630m) |
Wednesday, 12.03.2014 |
18°C |
1300m descent to Kinja. |
Kinja (1630m) -
Goyam (3220m) |
Thursday, 13.03.2014 |
18°C |
Helen's knees start to swell and we get a porter (Lakpa). |
Goyam (3220m) -
Everest View (3030m) |
Friday, 14.03.2014 |
15°C |
Lunch at Lakpa's brother's restaurant (3600m). Junbesi monastery. |
Everest View (3030m) -
Nuntala (2217m) |
Saturday, 15.03.2014 |
16°C |
Our first view of Mt. Everest. Lots of donkeys on the trail. |
Nuntala (2217m) -
Bupsa (2357m) |
Sunday, 16.03.2014 |
 14°C |
Muddy path. Lots of up and downs. Red paint in Kirsten's face. |
Bupsa (2357m) -
Muse (2600m) |
Monday, 17.03.2014 |
14°C |
More ups and downs. French fries and fried egg for lunch - our favourite meal!. |
Muse (2600m) -
Monjo (2835m) |
Tuesday, 18.03.2014 |
14°C |
Heavy rain stops us in Monjo at lunch time and we have to stay overnight. |
Monjo (2835m) -
Namche Bazar (3500m) |
Wednesday, 19.03.2014 |
4°C |
Sunshine and snowy mountains today. Fantastic views of Mt. Everest and Lhotse. Namche Bazar in the snow. Renting backpacks, stocking up with lots of chocolate and toilet paper. Buy new rain jackets. |
Namche Bazar (3500m) -
Khumjung (3780m) |
Thursday, 20.03.2014 |
4°C |
Short hike to Khumjung. Village walk. Ancient Yeti skull at the monastery. Volleyball at 4000m. Yak poop 'farts'. |
Khumjung (3780m) -
Tengboche (3876m) |
Friday, 21.03.2014 |
6°C |
Steep zig zags up to Tengboche (3876m). Spectacular view of Lhotse wall and Mt. Everest. Chanting monks. Fog in the afternoon. |
Tengboche (3876m) -
Dingboche (4410m) |
Saturday, 22.03.2014 |
 4°C |
It snowed overnight and we were treated to a Winter Wonderland. Hiking through deep snow. Freezing nights (-15°C). Even our tooth brushes froze! |
| Day trip to Chukhung (4730m) |
Sunday, 23.03.2014 |
-2°C |
Fantastic views of Lhotse (8501m) and Ama Dablam (6856m) plus bizarre ice walls. Kirsten got a migraine and vomitted. |
Dingboche (4410m) -
Lobuche (4910m) |
Monday, 24.03.2014 |
0°C |
Amazing 360° view of the Himalayas. Steep zig zags up to Thokla Pass (4830m). |
Lobuche (4910m) -
Gorak Shep (5180m)
+ Everest Base Camp (5360m) |
Tuesday, 25.03.2014 |
0°C |
Great views of Nuptse (7861m) and Pumo Ri (7165m). Avalanche. Tears at Everest Base Camp (5360m). Helen fulfils another one of her dreams. |
Gorak Shep (5180m) -
Pangboche (4000m) |
Wednesday, 26.03.2014 |
0°C |
We skip the sunset on Kala Pattha. 16km descent to Pangboche. Kirsten gets knee problems. Accident in the small toilet/bathroom. Kirsten was losing her voice! |
Pangboche (4000m) -
Thore (4300m) |
Thursday, 27.03.2014 |
10°C |
Again fantastic views of Lhotse and Everest. |
Thore (4300m) -
Gokyo (4790m) |
Friday, 28.03.2014 |
4°C |
Hard slog up to Gokyo climbing steep steps cut into the rock side and then over a large area covered in snow. |
| Day trip Gokyo Ri (5360m) |
Saturday, 29.03.2014 |
4°C |
Magnificent views: we could see 5 out of the 6 highest mountains in the world!!! Fantastic. |
Gokyo (4790m) -
Lumde (4350m)
+ Renjo La Pass (5360m) |
Sunday, 30.03.2014 |
14°C |
Renjo La Pass (5340m): treacherous and an extremely steep climb and descent through snow and ice. Fantastic views! We shared our last gummi bears as a treat! |
Lumde (4350m) -
Namche Bazar (3500m) |
Monday, 31.03.2014 |
18°C |
Down, down, down! |
