Everest Base Camp 2019

-Reach at kathmandu Bus Park in the morning 7am, was pretty nice weather tho.
-Visited at pashupathinath temple of Lord Shiva, quite peaceful place to visit.

Wanted to start from kharikhola, to avoid altitude sickness and have spectacular view of mountains.

-Meet some new people and made some new friends, helping me out to get bus from kathmandu to phaplu or salleri.
-Chabahil chowk is the place only, you'll find a bus, which lead you to phaplu.
-Cost me 1300Npr,but the friends I made in kathmandu help me out to get in 1000npr bus ticket. Lucky day isn't it?
-Visited at Thamel for trekking clothing shopping. (Make sure to buy all needed stuff, I mean trekking stuff 😂)
-Map
-Torch
-Most importantly medical thingy, such as diamox pill (highly recommended for altitude sickness), cough cirup, motion sickness pill, pain relief spray, bottle of rum😉 (although it's harmful at high altitude place I was carrying one 😂).

-Got ready to catch the bus at 5am in the early morning, all buses had same time so I had no choice tho.
-Reached at Phaplu around 6:30pm in the evening, Wonderful view of giant mountains.
-had a pretty heavy meal with local rakshi alcohol.
-stayed at Everest hotel, cost me around 1500npr including food.
-finally found a guy, who can dropped me at kharikhola by jeep.
-Here I uploaded some of photos while getting at phaplu.
-Make sure you withdraw enough cash from cash-machine.

Phaplu(2470m) - Jubing - Kharikhola (2040 m).
(If you wanted to start from phaplu, you can! Just need to add 3/4 more days and expenses)

-7am early morning have to be there to catch jeep, because I already paid them 1300npr.
-Dropped me at Jubing in afternoon around 1pm.
-had pretty nice lunch and a guy in restaurant offer me hookah and local wine, after all these he told me that I have to trek to kharikhola before its get too late.😅😅😅😂
-That 2 hours trek turns into 5 hours, just because I took long way mistakely.
-Finally I reached at kharikhola at 6pm, and I feel like I should take break from smoking cigarette.
-Stay at holiday's home hotel, cost me 100npr a night & dinner was 500npr.

Kharikhola  (2040m) - Paiya (2660m)
-8 hours of trek, it took me so long because my bag pack was quite heavy and was taking my time while trekkin up hill. Was freaking exhausted tho.
-you will go insanely up hill, so be prepared.
- woke up early 5am, so I can get there earliest as possible.
-legs were crying when I reached paiya at 3:30pm, so had nice warm shower.
-Bee hive lodge, 100npr for a single room, food & hot shower costs me 1150npr. 
-My bag-pack was too heavy that I've to cut down 6kg weight, so I've left my used and unnecessary clothes at lodge and I will collect that while going back.

Tok Tok  (2760m) - Monjo (2835m)- Namche Bazar (3440m)
Today is a big day, 9/10 hours of trekking

-Insanely uphill for 5/6 hours, once you crossed the suspension bridge.
-Permit fee:2000npr from Monjo
-National Park entry fee:1500npr for Indians only, Western countries have to pay 3000npr.
-Make sure you'll get all these paid tickets, because ther are 4 checking posts are ahead, you simply can't sneak in.
-I motivate myself, somehow I made it to Namche Bazaar around 3pm, was marvellous view there is no word to describe it.
-Today's trek was extremely next level, I've seen that some of the people were going back and will be try after few days.
-Stayed at Sun-Side Lodge (free WiFi): 500npr a night
-It is Obvious that when you're staying at hight altitude place so foods are getting more expensive.

Namche bazaar 3440m - Tengboche 3867m - Pangbouche 3930m
(8/9 hours trek)

-Today I started late because I forgot to withdraw money last night.
-After 2 hours of trekking, suddenly I've seen and feel climate change, which turns into cold and snow. Was amazing experience, but hard to breath.
- Gradually speed of snow increased, and quite to find trail.
-After 4 hours of snow, the sun's up and ice is start melting, which makes trail more slippery and hard to trek on.
-Those people who are returning from Base camp they were keep telling me, that trail is full of snow and it's getting even worst while going downhill.
-No worries, you can't change what is going to happen to you, it's all written.
-keep moving.
-Lunch at Tengboche: 600Npr
-Stay at Everest view lodge 300Npr
-dinner & breakfast : 1150npr

Pangbouche 3985m - Pheriche 4371m - Thukla/Dhugla 4620m
(6/7 hours of trekking)

-Pretty hard to find right trail, because I don't want to end up in Dingbouche. There is no sign for Pheriche or Dingbouche.
- keep asking to people, who are coming from EBC (Everest Base Camp).
-After 2 hours of trekking, there are two trails separating, one cross the bridge leads you to Dingbouche and other one takes you to uphill that's for Pheriche.
-From far distance, you'll see the town and amazing valley.
-Had a kind of brunch at beautiful valley and start heading at Thukla (another big task to chase down).
-Again, hard to find trail, you will know in which direction you've to head at but you don't know for how long. (That Feeling was amazing)
-Stay at Yak Lodge and restaurant : 100npr single bed
-Food: 1100npr  (dinner including hot water to drink)
-During night it was -21°c, so I keep water bottles beside me while sleeping.
-thermal sock is very helpful at night.

Thukla 4620m - Lobuche 4910m - Gorak Shep 5140m
(8/9 hours of trek)
-Pretty cold out here, can't feel my face, my hand, my legs..getting numb!
-waiting for sun shows up.
-Breakfast at Lobuche: 600Npr
- Make sure you fill up tap water, last place to fill up free tap water. Because at Gorak Shep isn't free nothing.
-Reach at Gorak Shep on 1pm, drop my bag at room and start heading for Everest base camp.
-made it around 3:30pm.
-had beautiful dinner at Buddha lodge: 1000npr.
-lodge: single bed 500npr (same price in every lodge or hotel).
-1 litre mineral Water : 400npr
-1 litre tap water : 200npr

Gorak Shep 5140m - Lobuche 5030m - Thukla 4620m - Pheriche 4371m - Pangbouche 3930m
(9 hours of trek)

-I was feeling so energetic, that I decided to go further as much as I can.
- had lunch at Thukla: 700npr
-Reach at Pangbouche around 4pm
-Stayed at unknown name lodge : 200npr
-Food was great, 600Npr

Pangbouche 3930m -Tengboche 3867m - Namche Bazaar 3440m - Monjo 2835m - Tok Tok 2760m - Phakding 2640m
(10 hours of trekking)

-It was getting much warmer.
-Ice melted away, where I had struggle a lot while trekking uphill.
-And you can see clean sky, last view of Mt. Everest nd Mt Nuptse.
-was feeling damn hungry so I had food on 4pm at Tok Tok : 600Npr.
-lots of people heading at EBC.
- stayed at unknown lodge : 100npr
- Dinner : 600Npr

Phakding 2640m - Paiya 2660m - Kharikhola 2040m
(8 hours of trek)

-It took so long because of Mules and Yak, always they have 2/3 groups together in que.
- I was soo mad at them, because owner is not giving attention to them. And they won't mind to kill someone, to run their business.
-Lunch at paiya, was one of my best trip food ever had: 600Npr worth it.
-at 6pm I reached at kharikhola.
-lodge: 100npr
-Dinner: 1000npr  (it's should be cheaper than last night I spend, but I can't argue to them).

Kharikhola - adheri jeep station - kathmandu
(3 hours of trekking)

- look for the sign of Adheri Jeep station.
-luckily I find a guy, who is heading directly to kathmandu and it was pretty cheap 2000npr.
- drop me at kathmandu 10pm at night.