After reaching base camp, we spent the night in Gorak Shep and the plan was to wake up early today (4:30am) and hike about 1.5hrs (one way) to a Kala Patthar which is a viewpoint where you can actually see the peak of Mt. Everest…it’s only 1.5 hrs away, but apparently it’s one of the toughest sections of the whole Everest trek…I say apparently because I didn’t make it…Last night was the first time that the altitude affected me… my head was pounding and I couldn’t get any sleep at all!!! So when 4:30 came around, I had to opt out of the Kala Patthar hike…no huge deal as I had accomplished what I set out to do and I got some pics of Everest from other viewpoints (the altitude also affected a few others as well and only a few hiking with us made it to the viewpoint).
So on day 8, after gettin to sleep in a bit, we started the route back towards Lukla (our starting point after the flight)….The schedule, Gorak Shep to Pheriche, Pheriche to Namche Bazzar, Namche Bazzar to Lukla, Lukla to Kathmandu (flight), all to be done in four days…because we will be descending in altitude no acclimation days will be needed and that is why the descent is much quicker than the ascent (we will be trekking longer each day as well)…
On the way back....more stunning vistas!!!
Coming into Pheriche...my speedy little porter leading the way...
Doesn't matter which way these guys are going, they always have right of way!!!
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Here's our plane back to Kathmandu...
Kathmandu from the air...that's not just the windows of the plane, it is very smoggy down there...
That’s it!!! for the Everest Base Camp Trek anyhow…consider this one scratched off the list… I’m back in Kathmandu now now where it is warm and sunny (smoggy too)…because we finished the trek early, I have a few extra days in Nepal, so that being the case, I will be flying off to Pokhara, Nepal on Friday for 5 days…It’s about 200km west of Kathmandu situated on Phewa Tal (a big lake) and at the base of the Annapurna Mountain range (another popular trekking destination). It will be a nice break after the Everest Base Camp trek as it is much more relaxed than Kathmandu….