Tag: Namche

Expedition Poked-Everest, Days 15-17: Coming down (with the Khumbu Cough)

October 23, 2023

Finishing an adventure is so much less fun than starting one. All the things that motivated you through the hard parts are behind you, you’re tired from all those hard parts, and you still have three days of hiking to finish. I knew that with a three-day hike-out, I’d be likely to get a little … More Expedition Poked-Everest, Days 15-17: Coming down (with the Khumbu Cough)

Expedition Poke-Everest, Day 2: Bistari, bistari

October 3, 2023

Today begins the upward trek! Getting out of town at 8am was a whole lot like joining rush hour traffic, if streets were muddy paths and cars were hikers wearing enormous packs and trucks were donkeys and yaks. I’d known these treks were popular, but seeing the body-jam in person is another thing. People found … More Expedition Poke-Everest, Day 2: Bistari, bistari