as you hike up Khumbu’s many trekking trails, little do you imagine that the very footpaths you are stepping on are centuries old trading routes and herding tracks, used by countless generations of traders, pilgrims, porters, government officials and herders,
Monthly Archives: February 2019
Khumjung Gompa and its yeti scalp – #HimalayaDailyBites
set right at the very base of Khumbila (5761m), in an atmospheric small square, hemmed by a grove of peace-inducing pine trees, and with a spectacular backdrop of high snowcapped peaks, Khumjung’s Samten Choling Gompa is Khumbu’s second oldest monastery
Khumjung village – #HimalayaDailyBites
as far as your eyes can see you are met by innumerable grey stone houses with green rooftops gradually disappearing in the blurring distance. this is Khumjung village, the largest Sherpa village in Khumbu Valley, with almost 2000 inhabitants in roughly
Everest view panorama – #HimalayaDailyBites
hemmed by gigantic mountain peaks, Namche Bazaar sports some breathtaking views all day long, from early morning Kondge Ri towering above Namche just outside your window, to Thamserku set ablaze by the setting sun… making it hard to decide which
Sagarmatha National Park Visitor Center – #HimalayaDailyBites
climbing up Namche Bazaar’s countless steep stone steps, every now and then you may feel the need to stop and catch your breath. at Namche’s roughly 3440m elevation, your body may start exhibiting the first signs of its struggle to
Sherpas and porters – #HimalayaDailyBites
meet Chitra, “the multicolored”, one of the warmhearted porters who assisted us on our Everest Base Camp trek. whenever meeting his face, he would greet us with a sincere smile. Chitra has left his family behind in his home village
Namche Bazaar – #HimalayaDailyBites
after one of the steepest and longest uphill ascents on Everest Base Camp trek, zigzagging through dense pine forests and climbing up tall stone steps, you will eventually reach the famous Namche Bazaar, the capital of the Sherpa people. perched
Everest – #HimalayaDailyBites
iconic Mt.Everest has exerted a powerful magnetic pull and fascination ever since it was first spotted in 1847 by British surveyors. and you too will be spellbound from the very first moment you set eyes on it. while you will be making your
Larja Dobhan twin bridges – #HimalayaDailyBites
roughly 1 hour after entering beyul Khumbu, the trail to Everest Base Camp crisscrosses several times on suspension bridges over the roaring waters of Dudh Khosi, the milky river draining its waters from Khumbu Glacier. as the path winds on the
Kani gates of Beyul Khumbu – #HimalayDailyBites
the high Himalayas hide many secret valleys. less than two centuries ago, Khumbu was one of these remote inaccessible valleys, home to an undisturbed world disconnected from outside influences. and it would have stayed that way, had it not been for the discovery of