Jiri to Everest Base Camp : Kungma la Pass

Go to Chukhung, find yourself some friends to go over Kungma La Pass together. It’s too dangerous, too dangerous to do it yourself! Many ways, you will get lost. Long hike, not many people! \ Aors que j’étais en route vers la ville de Chuckung, j’avais demandé des conseils à un guide rencontré sur la …

Jiri to Everest Base Camp : Chukhung Ri

Bonnn, c'est ici que ça commence à être intéressant! Je suis présentement à 5000m d'altitude en montant, le taux d'oxygène est à seulement 17%, il n'y a plus aucune végétation et des rafales à 90 km/h! Vue de Chukhung Ri, 5500m Dans le dernier post, je m'étais arrêté à Dangboche. Aujourd'hui, le plan était de …

Jiri to Everest Base Camp : Dingboche

Aujourd'hui 21 décembre, je respecte bien mon horaire établie et je suis debout a 6:30 am, me sortant tranquillement les mains de mon sleeping bag mommy pour atteindre mon réchaud et me faire du café. Je me réchauffe un peu avant d'affronter le froid glacial de ma chambre! Il faut enlever les vêtements la nuit …

Jiri to Everest Base Camp : Pangboche

Maintenant le 8e jour de marche. Ce matin, je commence ma journée à partir de Namche Bazaar. Le trajet parcouru durant la journée Après seulement 1 heure de marche, les effets de l'altitude avait déjà fait une première victime! Une jeune femme avait dû redescendre, car elle n'avait plus de souffle et avait de gros …

Jiri to Everest Base Camp : Namche Bazaar

This day, I was hoping to make it all the way to Namche Bazaar. I got to spend a good night in Dundge where I got a good rest. Make sure you read the post to know more about the day before! I was estimating 6 to 8 hours it would take me to make …

Jiri to Everest Base Camp: Lukla

Last day before reaching a major milestone! I actually didn't stop in Lukla on the way there. I wanted to avoid the extra 400 m elevation to do in order to reach Lukla. Instead, I took a different path and stayed in a village called Dungde. I was the ONLY tourist in this city... And …

Jiri to Everest Base Camp: Bupsa

This was my 5th days on the trails. The plan for the day was a walk to Bupsa, which was my last stop before reaching Lukla. Lukla is the biggest town of the area with its small airport. On the trails, there are many tea houses. The challenge during the low season (winter) is to …

Jiri to Everest Base Camp: Nunthala

Day 4. More than 40 km walked in the past 3 days. My body was getting a beat with all the walking and my overloaded backpack! Landscapes were so breathtaking tho that it made it worth. Today, the plan was to make it all the way to Nunthala. Nunthala is more of a town than …

Jiri to Everest Base Camp: Lamjura Pass

On the menu for this day was a pass called Lamjura Pass. A pass is when you change side of the mountain. Those passes will be indicated on the map and there will be prayer flags since they usually offer an excellent view point. Moreover, those flags are useful as a reference point to you …

Jiri to Everest Base Camp: Kinja

This day was quite uneventful, I kept going and kept walking! What is great about starting from Jiri is you truly get to walk in the Valleys of Nepal. That way, you can see a drastic change in the landscape... starting in the forest, walking in the valleys and at some point, you see the …