Tag: Treks
Spring 2018 Everest Basecamp Trek – Khumbu Kutlets Close it Out
Namaste Friends, Family & Loved Ones, The Kutlets stuck together today on our free day in Kathmandu. We spent the morning touring Patan, one of the three historical royal cities of the Kathmandu Valley. We visited several important temples, spent some time in the Patan Museum and admired the fine woodcarved detail of the buildings […]
Everest Basecamp Trek – Khumbu Kutlets Fry it up in Phakding
Namaste Friends, Family & Loved Ones, We woke to clear blue skies— a most welcome change — and spent the morning lounging, taking photos and exploring “downtown” Namche. The commercial opportunities (-shopping!) in this town are like no other in the Khumbu and we hit it hard. After lunch, we reluctantly said goodbye to our […]
Everest Basecamp Trek – Whirlybirds to Lukla and then Kathmandu
Namaste everyone, Yesterday afternoon we all arrived to Lukla after a 4 hour walk in balmy Spring conditions. Relaxing, drinks and leisure time were enjoyed by all! Today the team has all just landed back in Kathmandu and is in route to the Yak and Yeti Hotel for showers and more celebrations! My thanks to […]
Everest Trek – Khumbu Kutlets (formerly Khumbu Khrü) in Namche
Namaste Friends, Family & Loved Ones, It’s Carole here, reporting in for the Khumbu Kutlets. We used to call ourselves the Khumbu Krü, but we’ve renamed ourselves the Kutlets after, well, long story! We said goodbye to Vern and the Island Peak climbers in Dingboche this morning and now happily find ourselves in Namche after […]
Khumbu Khrü Trekkers Part ways with Island Peak Climbers
Friends, family and loved ones, We have only been able to give updates with satellite phone due to the remoteness of the upper Khumbu valley. Now that we are down we can share photos again. We practiced ladder crossing in Base camp. The glacier was so beautiful we had to go explore. We then trekked […]
Everest Basecamp Trek – Whirlybirds descend to Phakding
Namaste everyone, We are all doing great here at the Kongde View Lodge in Phakding. Today we spent a leisurely morning in Namche and folks got their shopping game on. Some paintings and other fun gift items were found. In Joresalle we stopped for lunch and to wait out some heavy rain after enduring an […]
Everest Basecamp Trek – Whirlybirds rest in Namche
Hi everyone, The team reached Namche yesterday evening around 5pm. We had a great day walking down from Dingboche basking in the thick oxygen and mountain views! We are enjoying the hospitality of our friends Sherap and Lakpa here at the Panorama Lodge. I think the team had its first celebration last night as we […]
Everest Basecamp Trek – Khumbu Khrü Kickin’ It in Lobuche
Namaste Friends, Family & Loved Ones, Once again today, we were lucky with the weather. We left Pheriche this morning under blue skies and with only a light breeze. We crossed the Khumbu Khola river and cruised up to the Yak lodge in Dugla, where we had a tea break. The lodge is named after […]
Everest Base Camp Team 2 Arrives in Kathmandu
Namaste Friends, Family & Loved Ones, The expedition has officially begun, and all Team members have arrived in Kathmandu with all of their bags—no lost luggage! We met as a group for the first time this afternoon in a conference room in the Old Palace attached to our hotel. We all introduced ourselves and got […]
