John Saboe's Far East Travels

Excerpts from "Ultimate Trekking Adventure-Everest Base Camp, Nepal Part 2Having completed one of the toughest days of the trek it was time to move back onto the busy trail to Everest Base Camp. The trail from Lobuche to Gorakshep is only about 5 kilometers but at an average elevation of over 5000 meters it is still challenging, especially when you have a hill to traverse like this one.This is one of the most spectacular panoramas in the entire Himalaya with more up close views of Nuptse. And you’re last look at mighty  Everest in the center  before descending further down into the Khumbu Glacier.Finally you find yourself putting in the last steps to the Base Camp marker at 5360 meters. This was the year that 16 Sherpa guides lost their lives in an avalanche on the Khumbu Icefall. All Everest mountain guides had refused to work the rest of the season out of respect for the victims.  It’s power is best described though in a quote from American filmmaker, climber and 5 time Everest summiter David Brashears. “Th