Acclimatization
days during Everest Base Camp Trek are allocated on Namche Bazar and Dingboche.
Many trek operator mention those days as Rest Day instead it is like a kind of
torture day actually because trekkers do not stay entire day on guesthouse as a
rest instead after breakfast people hike up to near by ridge and return back to
same hotels. Normally people need to adapt with high elevation while going
further higher elevation. Acute mountain sickness suggests hiking higher
elevation during daytime and sleeping on lower elevation as low as possible.
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| Mount Lhotse as seen from trail near Sherpa Museum - Everest Base Camp Trek |
Lets
build some knowledge about first rest day on Namche, what to do where to go and
what will be elevation difference in total. Namche Bazar is at elevation of
3440 m from sea level, it is a big market area with number of hotels with
various categories like normal guesthouse, resort and even up to two or three
star categories. During acclimatization day it is recommended to have some
breakfast around 7:00 o’clock in morning so that it will be feasible to start
before 7:30 am. Leave your big bag pack in hotel, make a small day backpack and
bring your all valuables with you, water bottle, sunscreen lotion and some wet
tissue paper. It is almost one and half-hour uphill to Syangmoche Airport. As
you hike up aerial view of Namche on back take shape of C, slowly other
mountain range on Thame Valley appears on west and Ama Dablam, Kantega on east.
Airport is at elevation of 3700 m from where take a right turn and head toward
a small hotel at the top of ridge from where you can have view of Mount Everest
on clear weather. Flat trail on northeast will lead you to Everest View Hotel,
Five Star Hotel. Don’t forget to take a cup of tea on hotel with view of
Everest. Little ahead trail descends down to Khumjung Village pointing
northwest. Walk through middle of village and explore Khumjung Monastery. Stop
at Hillary School, take some lunch and again hike up a bit to southwest of
valley following stone ladder all the way to top. Again you can have amazing
view of Mount Everest. Descend down passing through Yak Development form and reach
west end of Syangmoche Airport. Descend via same trail and explore Sherpa
Museum on the way down to your hotels. If it is early enough go to some bar and
watch movie, documentary about Everest and Sherpa.
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| Aerial view of Namche will be incredible when you start further hiking up from this point, Sundar Peak on Thame Valley will rise from right corner of Frame as you hike up toward Everest View Hotel |
Similar
to Namche you need to have another extra day on Dingboche. There are three
different options during Dingboche Rest Day. Hike to Chukung (Gateway to Island
Peak) or Trek to Ama Dablam Base Camp or Hike to Nagarjun Hill. The best is to
go Nagarjun Hill as it takes you all the way to elevation of 5100 m and you can
have aerial view of Chukung, Lake beneath the Ama Dablam and Base Camp area of
Ama Dablam. Not only that one can have a good view of mountain ranges as seen
from Namche, Makalu on east (5th Highest Mountain) and Island Peak
on east, along with Ama Lapcha Pass on trail to Mera Peak. If you go to
Nagarjun Hill then it is a long way up to the places where Tibetan Flags are
places. Not only that Chola Pass Trail can be view along lake on the way to
Dzongla. Acclimatization day are key for successful Everest Base Camp Trek,
allocate at least two rest days and hike up during daytime on rest day. Have a
safe trip to Everest Base Camp J
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