12 days
EBC — Lukla to Everest Base Camp
The classic: Lukla, Namche, Tengboche, Dingboche, Lobuche, Gorak Shep, and the walk onto the Khumbu glacier to Base Camp itself.
The routes people actually walk, and who to walk them with.
The classic: Lukla, Namche, Tengboche, Dingboche, Lobuche, Gorak Shep, and the walk onto the Khumbu glacier to Base Camp itself.
Up the Dudh Koshi to Namche, then west over Mong La to Dole, Machermo and the turquoise lakes below Gokyo Ri.
Renjo La, Cho La and Kongma La in one circuit, linking the Gokyo and Khumbu valleys with Base Camp in the middle.
The same three passes from the other side, which puts the steepest ground on the way down instead of the way up.
From Namche up to Syangboche airstrip and along to Khumjung and the Everest View terrace — the biggest view for the least climbing.
Two hours up in the dark to be on the summit at first light, with Cho Oyu, Everest and Makalu in one line.