Everest Region

The Trek Home: From Gorak Shep to Lukla

This is day 19 to 24 of my 24 day trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal -> View all posts for this trek I had been on the trail for nearly three weeks, trekking well over 200 kilometres over tough terrain and most of it at high altitude, often over 5000 metres, and now I was [...]

By |2018-06-05T14:49:22+10:00December 5th, 2016|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Nepal|10 Comments

A Sunrise Meeting with Mount Everest

This is day 19 of my 24 day trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal -> View all posts for this trek My alarm went off at 4:30am but I hadn't really been sleeping anyway. Sleep is hard to come by at over 5000 metres (16500ft) in altitude and I had been in and out of [...]

By |2018-06-13T10:56:51+10:00November 10th, 2016|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Inspiration, Nepal|9 Comments

Everest Base Camp: The End of the Road

This is day 18 of my 24 day trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal -> View all posts for this trek It had been a long, challenging but incredibly rewarding trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal over the past couple of weeks. It had its highs and lows but the scenery was simply spectacular, the [...]

By |2018-06-05T17:20:57+10:00September 28th, 2016|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Nepal|10 Comments

Dzongla to Lobuche in Nepal

This is day 17 of my 24 day trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal -> View all posts for this trek The trek over the Cho La Pass had left me tired and exhausted, and so the short and relatively easy walk to Lobuche today would be much appreciated by my weary legs. I left [...]

By |2018-06-05T16:50:06+10:00September 16th, 2016|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Nepal|10 Comments

Trekking the Cho La Pass in Nepal

This is day 16 of my 24 day trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal -> View all posts for this trek It was dark and freezing when my alarm went off. I was up at 5am to attempt the toughest part of my trek in the Khumbu region of Nepal. The first light of day [...]

By |2018-06-13T10:57:32+10:00August 24th, 2016|Adventure, Asia, Featured, Inspiration, Nepal|3 Comments

A Breathtaking Climb to the Summit of Gokyo Ri in Nepal

This is day 14 of my 24 day trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal -> View all posts for this trek It was a bitterly cold morning in Gokyo. I awoke at 6am to a softly lighted dawn view of the lake outside my window, the snow dusted mountains reflecting on the calm water. After [...]

Gokyo: The Land of Sacred Lakes in Nepal

This is day 13 of my 24 day trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal -> View all posts for this trek It's not easy to sleep at high altitude and I awoke in Machhermo feeling quite weary after a broken night's sleep. It was a freezing cold morning and the water in the bucket which [...]

By |2018-06-11T16:29:44+10:00June 26th, 2016|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Nepal, Photo Essays|7 Comments

Contemplation at 4500m: Machhermo, Nepal

This is day 12 of my 24 day trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal -> View all posts for this trek Today would be a short day of trekking as I was now above 4000 metres and needed to make sure that I ascended slowly for acclimatisation purposes. Although Gokyo was in easy reach, it [...]

By |2018-06-11T17:09:02+10:00June 12th, 2016|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Nepal, Photo Essays|0 Comments

Ama Dablam Sunset in Dingboche, Nepal

Today's travel photo is of a lodge beneath Ama Dablam at sunset in Dingboche, Nepal. I reached Dingboche within the last few days of my recent trek in the Everest region of Nepal, but for those of you trekking the normal Everest Base Camp trek, you might stay here on your fifth day. Dingboche is [...]

By |2018-06-11T18:07:35+10:00May 29th, 2016|Asia, Destinations, Nepal, Photos|0 Comments

The Stunning Mountain Scenery Around Namche Bazaar, Nepal

This is day 10 of my 24 day trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal -> View all posts for this trek When you reach Namche Bazaar during a trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal, it is important to stop for an extra day to acclimatize before continuing on up to the higher altitudes. This [...]

By |2018-06-12T16:42:40+10:00May 22nd, 2016|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Nepal, Photo Essays|7 Comments
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