Trekking to Mt. Everest Base Camp was a spectacular adventure, October 2011. We walked up 9 days and down 3 days. The starting point, Lukla airport is at the level 2860 m. The path descend 300 m at first and then goes up, up, down and up, up forever we felt. Mt. Everest Base Camp is at the level 5364 m. The lack of oxygen was notable Beginning from the level 4000 m. We had to slow down remarkably. Walking the last 4 kilometers from Gorakshep to Mt. Everest Base Camp took 5 hours !!

The scenery was like a rainforest at first. There are about ten rivers to cross using cable bridges.
The yacks had the right of way.
Young men carry goods and foodstaff to the villages. Walking stick was usefull under the pack during rest.
Namche Bazaar is a colourful and lively village, "Himalaya's New York" (3450 m). There we had a rest day and made a short trek above the village to tolerate lack of oxygen.
After a night at Dughla (4600 m) there was bright snow on ground and blinding sunshine. It was fynny to get burned the tiny point under the nose between nostrils. The reflecing sunshine from snow hit the point.
A very steep hill after Lobuche (4930 m) force the glimbers to take breath every 2 min.
The blue and red buildings are Gorakshep (5170 m), the nearest village to Mt. Everest.
Mt. Everest Base Camp (5364 m). Glimbers going to the summit of Mt. Everest stay two weeks in the yellow and blue tents behind us. There are hudreds of tents in April-May when the weather is best for glimbing top of the highest mountain of the world, 8848 m.
THANK YOU SO MUCH RAMESH AND WAKIL. WE WILL ALLWAYS REMEMBER THE CONFIDENT GUIDING AND THE GOOD HUMOUR DURING THE TREK. HOPE TO SEE YOU.