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.
- Sorting food on a Thamel rooftop
- A wet landing in Lukla
- Andrew Chilling with the locals – volleyball anybody?
- Walking the steamy jungle pathway
- Our hardworking kitchen crew
- Dev cooking up a storm for lunch
- More Volleyball on the Surke Lha
- Chalem Kharka campsite in the late afternoon clag
- Apple Pie for dessert!
- A bright day greats us – the first time with good weather
- Harry – Resting at 4300m
- Wandering with Goal Zero
- Heading up towards the pass and then down to Panch Phokari
- Sacred Lakes – on the way back down to the Hinku Valley
- Impressive stonework in the Wilderness