40.01 Nepal: A Brief Beginning: Mount Everest Base Camp and return.
We've written a number of pages on different aspects of the trip in Nepal from various slants. We decided to include only one of many, at random, as an opener. Although this is far from satisfactory to provide a reader/viewer an insight into this fascinating country, it's at least, a beginning. Perhaps we'll find a more appropriate format for what we consider, an unusual and amazing experience. Between the times on tough trails, the climbs and slopes, interesting locals and the many nationals, chaos on the roads of the cities and towns, and the serenity below the biggest mountains in the world, Nepal takes one back to an earlier period of civilization. It truly is a challenging and at the same time, very special environment. We never had much breath to begin with and then the sights took away some more...it was always worth it. We spent thirteen nights in "tea-houses" or guesthouses, enroute to Everest Base Camp including the return to Lukla, a gateway to...