Everest Base Camp Trek & Lobuche: Wedel & Team Reach Gorak Shep, Heading to Base Camp tomorrow!
Posted by: Jess Wedel
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Everest BC Trek and Lobuche
Elevation: 16,950'
Another great day in the Himalayas!
We had another shorter day of trekking so everyone was SHOCKED last night when I told them breakfast would be at 8:00am instead of our usual 7:30am. Really changing things up over here!
We hit the trail around 8:30am to another sunny and clear day. Nuptse was shining on our right and Pumori towering above on our left. We soon made it to the rocky trail on the edge of the Khumbu glacier and got our first views of Everest Base Camp far off in the distance.
We pulled over for what we thought would be a normal yak train (we always move out of the way - one never faces down a yak) but soon realized it was the largest yak train to ever exist. 50 yaks? 100? Sooo many. This was confirmed by all our Sherpa guides who agreed they had never seen anything like it. We took the extra break and enjoyed taking 1484 more yak photos and videos but this time with Everest in the background.
Before we knew it we had made it to Gorek shep, our final stop before base camp and sitting just over 17,000ft. It’s a barren place and oddly sandy. We all noted that it looks like it’s out of Dune.
After lunch, with clear skies still above, we opted to go on a little hike for better views of Everest. We had so much fun just strolling a little more uphill, taking photos and talking about all the mountains around us.
We are all doing well and so looking forward to base camp tomorrow!
RMI Guide Jess Wedel and the Lobuche team
P.S. yesterday, Jangbu carried Diego but TODAY David carried Dawa so we’re all even.
P.P.S. We likely won’t have service or wifi at basecamp so don’t be too worried if you don’t hear from your loved one for the next few days.
