latheboy
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My wife and I walked to Everest base camp in 2006. Carried our own gear too. That was a hard trip.
I got a bit of altitude sickness, my eyes felt like they were going to Pop. It sucks arse.
We hiked kala patthar at 5644M for sun rise which was beautiful. It's right next to the last town (Gorak Shep) on the way to base camp.
And when I say hiked, that's all it is, point yourself up the mountain and start walking.
One thing that really stood out to me was the difference between climbers and mountaineers. (I'm a rock climber)
Mountaineering people reminded me of road cyclist, rude as hell.
This shows in the movie when they found the bloke dieing and asked for help, no body came.
They found a few guys lost on different mountains, no body was there for them and they got left behind..
I don't get that at all.
If you do the Everest hike, do the Cho La pass on the way back!! It is amazing.
I got a bit of altitude sickness, my eyes felt like they were going to Pop. It sucks arse.
We hiked kala patthar at 5644M for sun rise which was beautiful. It's right next to the last town (Gorak Shep) on the way to base camp.
And when I say hiked, that's all it is, point yourself up the mountain and start walking.
One thing that really stood out to me was the difference between climbers and mountaineers. (I'm a rock climber)
Mountaineering people reminded me of road cyclist, rude as hell.
This shows in the movie when they found the bloke dieing and asked for help, no body came.
They found a few guys lost on different mountains, no body was there for them and they got left behind..
I don't get that at all.
If you do the Everest hike, do the Cho La pass on the way back!! It is amazing.
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