The Top Of The World: Climbing to Everest Base Camp 9 Lobuche—Base Camp—Gorakshep

#Nepal #hiking #mountaineering #Everest ##Everest BaseCamp #Everest Unexpectedly, today (9/4/2023) we will arrive at base camp. In the past 9 days, there has not been a moment when I thought of giving up, silently and slowly moving forward, everyone can also reach the finish line at their own pace. The tour guide left very early and said that the rooms in Gorakshep were full, so he wanted to get to Gorakshep as early as possible to help us book a room. (I don't understand why the room was not booked early🤨) We followed the driver and walked slowly, from Lobuche (5030m) to Gorakshep (5125m), a length of 4.5km. After passing 5000 meters, the state obviously declined further, after getting up has a little headache, not much energy. At first the 1km was just a flat gravel road, but I could only move forward slowly, with a slight complaint about the back driver walking faster than the guide. After the flat road we need to climb over a small hill, stand on the hill and enjoy the beautiful scenery, which makes people instantly forget the hardship of climbing the previous moment. After climbing over the small hills, we reached Gorakshep. Upon arrival we received a bad news 😨....the room was full and we needed to stay in a tent ⛺️ (see picture) tonight....to stay in a tent below minus 10 degrees.... We packed our luggage at Gorakshep and after lunch, the guide reminded us to leave as early as possible as there would be long queues for photos on the height marked stone at base camp. Gorakshep (5125m) is about 3.3km to Base camp (5364m). Since I couldn’t lift my spirits all day, the guide helped me back my backpack so that I could walk a little easier. I had fantasized countless times before leaving or on the way, the reaction/scene after arriving at Base Camp.... As a result, everything was calmer than imagined.. Perhaps it was not calm but cold 🌬️⛄️ All the excitement remained in my heart. Everyone has to climb up the "stone" to take pictures, and our land is certainly no exception (see picture). Also, what I have been most looking forward to is seeing the Khumbu Glacier up close (see picture). After staying for about half an hour, I couldn't wait to leave... It was cold and windy, so cold that my hands and face were stiff... Once again, I admired the climbers who climbed to the top. Next, came the trip down the mountain. Dream over, one of life's bucket list!