Asia

Kala Patthar is a mountain next to Gorakshep which is known to be one of the best viewpoints to see the Everest summit. Eric and I attempted to climb it the day after for sunrise but as I woke up to my alarm, I peered out the window, only to see and hear snow pattering […]

After once again partnering up for the hike, Eric and I stayed in Lobuche for two days as Eric began to feel a little altitude sickness. With some serious hydration and time to rest we continued on. That day we made our way to Gorakshep, the small town and closest place to sleep near Mt.

After Lukla, where I got myself some very cheap but new boots that didn’t rub, we kept hiking. I didn’t write separate posts for this part of the hike because very little happened in the next few days that was worth writing about. We loved the views and the people we met. When we finally

I ended up taking the random man’s advice to start from Salleri. It seemed like the financially smart decision as flights to Lukla were pretty expensive for my budget. The day after my disastrous day in Kathmandu, I went out again and gathered some snacks and water purification tablets. Then I bought a ticket from

I have a little backpacking experience from the past summer, after making my way across Southern Peru alone, but every country is a new experience. The hostel I had chosen, mostly for money consciousness, had a bed that was a wooden plank and a bathroom small enough that the shower would get everything wet in

The idea of hiking to the Everest Base Camp had been planted in my head many months before, as a small inkling of a desire I didn’t know I had. It was a chilly fall day on campus, I was studying in the stacks of the furthest library away from my dorm. I was shuffling