Trek to Everest Base Camp with Berg Adventures – Trip Description
Return to the Abode of the Gods
With Berg Adventures a trek to Mt. Everest, through the homeland of the Sherpa people, will feel like a journey “back home.” At every turn your group will be greeted by the familiar faces and smiles of our old friends.
The trek to Everest Base Camp remains, in our opinion, the greatest mountain walk on earth. The most spectacular mountain scenery in the world is before you each day of this trek. Besides Everest you will become familiar with other Himalayan giants: Ama Dablam, Cho Oyu, Lobuche Peak , Nuptse, Lhotse, and Pumori. You will have a unique opportunity to absorb the ancient and colorful scenes of a Himalayan trading culture. The Everest region of Nepal, known as the Khumbu, is a crossroads of times and cultures; Tibetan traders cross the Nangpa La with their yaks, climbers from around the world trek to their base camps and the people of the valley still stock their homes and businesses from the famous Namche Saturday market.
In the Khumbu the human history of exploration and discovery is still fresh. We will visit the homes of the most famous of the Snow Lions, the great climbing Sherpas. The monasteries, with the same head lamas who have blessed the most historic expeditions of the past 55 years, are more active and vibrant than ever. We will visit several of them and receive our own blessings. This is truly a pilgrimage that any lover of the mountain world and mountain cultures will consider the opportunity of a lifetime.
Beginning from our home base in Kathmandu, the five-star luxury of the famous Yak and Yeti hotel, we will immerse ourselves into the history, art and religion of one of the most fascinating cultures in the world. A flight to the airstrip at Lukla, elevation 9,200 feet (2805 meters), is the beginning of your trip to the high world of Everest mountaineering. Your high point will be the summit of Kala Patar (18,300 feet, 5580 meters) with its stunning views of Everest. When you walk into Everest Base Camp itself, you will be at the base of the awesome Khumbu Icefall.
Our Khumbu treks are first rate from start to finish. In addition to being equipped with Berg Adventures expedition-quality tents and an expert Sherpa cook and guide staff, we also stay in the comfort of private rooms in the nicest of the trekking lodges along the way. We take the time to visit villages such as Thame and Pangboche and we schedule plenty of rest days to aid in acclimatization and to provide the opportunities to explore and spend more time with our Sherpa friends
Internet Broadcast
Your adventure in the Khumbu will be cybercast to the Internet via satellite phone. Daily dispatches will be posted on the Web on BergAdventures.com. This will be a great way for your group to share stories and photographs of your adventures while “on the scene.” In the past, our dispatches have been used by family, friends and supporters to follow the progress of our groups, by classrooms to learn about the wild places we visit, and by local newspapers to report stories of interest.
View our previous Everest Basecamp dispatches.
Qualifications
Excellent cardiovascular conditioning and strong hiking muscles will make your trip much more enjoyable. Our goal is to climb Kala Patar at 18,700 feet (5580 meters), and walk on broken glacial moraine all the way into Base Camp, at 17,500 feet (5333 meters). You will spend 16 days in a land where life is simple, trails are steep and the air is thin. Begin training today if you want to get the most from this trip.