Base Camp will be awesome, but today is THE. DAY. These will be the once-in-a-lifetime-views we'll have been waiting for on this trip.
Likely the most difficult part of the trek as we'll be up early to hike about 2 hours up Kala Patthar to 18,225 feet to catch the sunrise on Mount Everest - literally the top of the world. I can't even really imagine what this is going to feel like...physically, mentally, or emotionally but I'm just gonna roll with it.
Pics can't do it justice so I'm hitting you with a video. Check out these views...
Day 11 - Hike Up to Kala Patthar (18,225ft) and Trek Down to Pheriche (13,780ft ~ 7 hours)
This will be one of the most difficult, yet rewarding, days of the trek. Most of the early morning is spent climbing Mt. Kala Patthar, a small peak at 5,555m. The ascent is demanding, but the climber gets the most magnificent mountain panorama of Everest, the highest point on the planet! Then we make a quick descent to Gorak Shep to have a hot breakfast and then trek down to Pheriche.
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