Disaster Strikes
We know it’s going to be a brutal ride out from the reindeer people – six full days, seven hours a day, riding fast as...
Tagged: trekking
Way to Treat a Stomach Bug, Dude
The ger we are visiting belongs to Baatar’s sister, and a second sister is visiting. As is a young man so drunk his eyes are...
How Much Does the Everest Base Camp Trek Cost?
Current as of January 2018 How much does the Everest Base Camp trek cost? Anything from US$500 to over $10,000. There really is that much...
What Gear Do I Need for the Everest Base Camp Trek (and Why)?
*Last Updated December 2015* What gear you need for the Everest Base Camp trek depends on what season you will be trekking in. It is...
Escape from Lukla!
The airline “office”, a hole-in-the-wall affair on the cobbled thoroughfare littered with yakalo and mule dung that is Lukla’s answer to Oxford Street, “opens” at...
Stuck in Lukla
As we amble from Phakding to Lukla – a walk that took us three hours coming down but half that going up, a measure of...
On Thin Ice – Talking Child Marriage in Nepal
On Thin Ice Everest Base Camp the Lazy Way: Day 18 “Nir,” I open, tentatively. We are on the last-but-one night of our trek, insha’allah,...
On Namche and Ageing
On Namche and Ageing Everest Base Camp the Lazy Way Day 17: Tengboche to Namche We moved our flights out of Lukla forward to accommodate...
Coming Down from Everest Base Camp
Everest Base Camp the Lazy Way Day 16 – Pheriche to Tengboche The next day’s walking is, like Pheriche, almost new to us. It’s perfectly...
We Made It! Everest Base Camp!
Everest Base Camp the Lazy Way Day 14 Sleeping in thermals, jeans, two fleeces, two pairs of socks and a snood, but neither hat nor...