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I have recently returned home after 3 months in Asia. Natasha and I spent most of March in Nepal, trekking. My plans for the Khumbu region were grandiose, including many trekking peaks. Even though we were careful about food and water, a stomach bug wiped us out. After several days of crapping ourselves in bed at 15,000 feet, we decided to just focus on our main goals 1) Kala Pattar 2) Everest Base Camp 3) Gokyo Peak. Fortunately we were able to attain those goals. We lost a lot of weight during this trip and spent many nights in teahouses where the temperature of our room was often in the 20's. We did not use guides or porters. Kala Pattar is now the 7th highest peak I have done. I have made a separate post for the Gokyo Peak portion of the trip. Questions are welcome.
 flight to Lukla  mani stones  sherpa children  Namche Bazaar  Natasha and I  Khumbila  Ama Dablam  Lhotse  not happy about the blizzard  Cholatse  Tobuche  Thukla  Ama Dablam  Natasha and I with Cholatse  Ama Dablam  Pumori  Lobuche  Khumbu Glacier  Kala Pattar below Pumori  Nuptse  Gorak Shep  Pumori  Ama Dablam  Everest  Kala Summit  Khumbu Icefall  ice formations, khumbu glacier  sherpa porter  a line of yaks  Cholatse
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wakerobin
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My heart skipped a beat and my gut is knotted with jealousy. 
Gorgeous pics, glad you had a good trip despite your stomach troubles.
Between the silence of the mountains and the crashing of the sea...
Between the silence of the mountains and the crashing of the sea...
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GaliWalker
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 Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:03 pm |
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Redwic
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Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:42 pm |
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You had a great trip. 
60 pounds lighter but not 60 points brighter.
60 pounds lighter but not 60 points brighter.
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Malachai Constant
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Those were the times of our lives, Lovely places lovely times, lovely people. Es war die beste zeit ausl alle de welt.
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:56 pm |
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bobbi ૐ
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
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LewisGoes
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Wow, stunning simply stunning.
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Boywonder
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Wow!!! That is awesome!! I would love to head over there one of these years.
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RichP
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Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:42 am |
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Stefan
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Stefan
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Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:04 am |
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that is so awesome...great for you!
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fyodorova
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Glorious photos. Stunning. My husband and I are tentatively planning a trip back to Nepal next year to do the Everest-Gokyo trek, and I am drooling.
My understanding was that the best season for this trek is in October and November, but it looks like you had a lot of clear skies in March. How was the weather overall?
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Joe
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Joe
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Sat Jun 15, 2013 9:07 pm |
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Great photos. You had a lot more snow than I did last November. I got hit by a stomach bug on day 17 of my trek. It was a real struggle trekking 7 miles on day 18. Cipro did wonders and I was feeling much better in 24 hours and over the bug in 36 hours.
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Hiker Chick
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Amazing photos!!!! I am SO jealous. Looks like you had a great trip despite your GI issues.
If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito.
Silence is golden and duct tape is silver.
I don't write trip reports.
If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito.
Silence is golden and duct tape is silver.
I don't write trip reports.
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Gimpilator
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Joined: 12 Oct 2006
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Thanks everyone!
| GaliWalker wrote: | | How did this trip compare to your South American volcano bagging trip? |
Good question. Logistically it was more of a challenge, since I was the main organizer. Also it was more exhausting since we were carrying all of our own weight, while in South America we drove from peak to peak. During our 3 months in Asia I got sick 7 times and half of those were stomach bugs, so that was a real challenge. The Andes and the Alps are amazing, but neither can compare to the Himalayas.
| fyodorova wrote: | | My understanding was that the best season for this trek is in October and November, but it looks like you had a lot of clear skies in March. How was the weather overall? |
It's true that the September season is the best, but there's also 10 times more people on the trails which makes it very dusty. We had heard that it' s often hazy during the season in which we were there, but that was not the case for us. On the average day, we saw small clouds forming in the early afternoon and they continued to grow into the evening. We hiked through a couple of blizzards, but overall we had many perfect days, and the weather was always good in the first half of the day.
| Joe wrote: | | I got hit by a stomach bug on day 17 of my trek. It was a real struggle trekking 7 miles on day 18. Cipro did wonders and I was feeling much better in 24 hours and over the bug in 36 hours. |
After exhausting our supply of Azithromycin which worked very fast, we found that we could buy more in Namche Bazaar, and that later came in handy when we got to India.
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Tom_Sjolseth
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Sorry about the stomach woes, but it sounds like a great trip nonetheless. I was lucky to stay healthy when I was over there, but a lot of folks got some sort of bug. Great set of photos.
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Altitude, what altitude? 
Sorry that you and Natasha got the bug. You managed to pull through and did what you could under the circumstances! You just have to go back! 
Thank you for bringing back fantastic memories!