Tag: Treks

Namaste Friends, Family & Loved Ones, We had a great day today exploring Namche. This morning, we hiked uphill above Namche town to get some acclimatization in and to enjoy the views, such as they were. The mountains were playing hide and seek with the moving clouds, but we did get glimpses of Ama Dablam, […]

Namaste friends, family and loved ones, We slept well last night, many of the team reporting their best sleep yet. I suspect it was the rushing water sounds of the nearby Dudh Kosi River that lulled us into deep slumber. An early trail start, set us up for a successful yet relaxing day of treking […]

Hello Everyone, Today we had a couple hour drive up through the mountains on a great road stopping by a temple before making it to the capital city of Thimpu. We spent most of the day wondering around the town … Continue reading →

Namaste Friends, Family & Loved Ones, We managed to fly to Lukla today- squeaking in just before the clouds really thickened up. In spite of the clouds, the flight was pretty smooth. After we arrived, we fortified ourselves with a second breakfast and then hit the trail. The monsoon has just ended, and so the […]

Hello Everyone, Today we said goodbye to our wonderful Bhutanese crew and headed down the windy, muddy road by van to Punaka. After arriving at our hotel we headed to town to visit the famous Punaka Fortress situated in between … Continue reading →

Namaste Friends, Family & Loved Ones, We got up early and headed out right after breakfast to see three World Heritage Sites, some of the highlights of Kathmandu. Our tour gave us a taste of the city and a sense of what a rich cultural melting pot it is. We did a Kora (circumambulation) of […]

Namaste Friends, Family & Loved Ones, Happy to report that all team members have arrived safely in Kathmandu after their long flights. We met as a group for the first time today for an orientation meeting followed by dinner at Nanglos, one of Kathmandu’s old standby Newari restaurants. We had a somewhat upscale introduction to […]

Hello Everyone, Today we had our last but not easy hike out of the mountains to end our trek. We woke up at our beautiful campsite near the Mother River and had some ups and downs as we stayed high … Continue reading →

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Namaste Friends, Family & Loved Ones, Welcome to our coverage of the Fall 2017 Everest Base Camp trek and Island Peak climb. We (Carole and Vern Tejas) are excited to kick off the expedition tomorrow, when most of the team members will arrive here in Kathmandu. We spent today doing final preparations and buying some […]