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| Everest Base Camp |
We pack only a day pack to head up to Gorakshep which is the kick off point to head to Everest Base Camp. The packing took much longer than we expected as we are tired, frustrated and sick of AMS. The day was incredibly slow going. The altitude and AMS played such a huge role in making the trek really slow. Christa felt neauseas got sick a few times. But she continued to be badass and headed the trek.
Avalanches could be heard popping off everywhere as we walked down the Khumbu Glacial Valley. Fallen rocks and boulders litter the top of the glacier and from where we were hiking, it seemed as if it was another trail.
We reach closer to the Khumbu ice fall and catch the first glimpse of EBC. From a distance, we could see small, tiny collection of yellow dots on the ice. Upon closer inpsection, those were all tents of the expedition teams. It's located at the bottom of the Khumbu ice fall and the beginning of the glacier, logically. Imagine Everest was a waterfall with a river, the eddy after the waterfall is where the base camp is situated. Except this is all ice and it moves no where as fast as water. Let alone flowing. But it does move. Very slow.
Christa collasped in her bed with neausea as AMS kicks in, when we got to Gorakshep. We don't know why, but Ian still felt strong and AMS hasn't really affected him. He continued up toward EBC with Pema and snapped a few photos.
From Lobuche to Gorakshep took 6 hours. From Gorakshep to EBC and back, took 4 more hours.
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