Arriving in AD basecamp (ADBC) was definatley a very awesome moment. The walk up from Pangboche takes upto 4 hours and gains about 750m. As you walk up the imposing bulk of Ama Dablam looms above you until you finally arrive in the amphitheatre like bowl that is ADBC. One of the more spectacular aspects […]
We needed to head back to Lukla before making our way up to Pangboche and on to Ama Dablam. All the main passes had been closed by the storm but we were planning on climbing uop and over the Zatra Lha (4500m) from Khote (3500m). Rumors were flying about the Zatra Lha being closed and […]
This section of the journey is quite spectacular and, at times a little daunting. Not in the technical nature of the climb (Mera Peak) ahead of you but in the size, height and temperatures that you are about to encounter. The Hinku Valley is a fantastic and beautiful place with amazing mountains all around you. […]
From Kathmandu to Lukland and over the Panggom Lha and into the Hinku Valley. This section of the trek takes over a week and is a slow acclimatization process that eventually takes you over 4500m.