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Everest Base Camp versus 8 days in Nepal

  • 11-08-2010 09:13PM
    #1
    eiresurfer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭


    Hi,

    I'm just wondering if anyone has done a trek to Everest Base camp. We have about 8 days, and we're thinking of doing it, but I can't help worrying that we'd be better off spending those 8 days seeing Nepal.

    I might be wrong, but the Everest Base Camp thing, although probably good, sounds like a lot of trekking just to say you've been to Everest.

    Any opinions welcome.


Comments

  • #2
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    Just replied to you under your other thread - PM me if you want to chat about iEverest BC.


  • #3
    -K2-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 393 ✭✭-K2-


    You can't even make it to EBC in 8 days, never mind return. Not in any safe manner anyway.


  • #4
    schemingbohemia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,606 ✭✭✭schemingbohemia


    Head to Pokhara and do a trek from there instead


  • #5
    baba ganoush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭baba ganoush


    Go to the Last resort down by the Tibetan border, it was amazing. We got transfers from Katamandu. Pokhara is well worth a visit but by bus will take you 9 or more hours which is almost two days of travelling.


  • #6
    breadmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,608 ✭✭✭breadmonkey


    8 days in Nepal is really 6 since you'll be either entering or leaving on two of the days. That's not nearly enough time to do any trekking, let alone EBC.


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