So, a very long time ago, I was talking to a friend of mine about how I wanted to go to Everest Base Camp and while I was rambling on about how amazing it would be, she asked "So, do you get to go into one of those gravity-defying domes and dress like an astronaut or something?". It's BASE CAMP, not SPACE CAMP, I laughed! Although, it would be pretty cool to go to a space camp on Everest...but in any respect, when I tell people now about my adventure, I say Everest [pause] Base [pause] Camp. Make no mistake.
I thought I would share a few comparisons between our 2006 Kilimanjaro climb and this trek.
Altitude at Kilimanjaro trailhead: Machame Gate 5,904 feet
Altitude at EBC trailhead: Lukla 9,383 feet
Roundtrip miles Kilimanjaro: 62 miles
Roundtrip miles EBC: 70 miles
Highest point reached Kilimanjaro: Summit 19,341 feet
Highest point reached EBC: Kala Patthar 18,514
Total number of days trekking Kilimanjaro: 5 days
Total number of days trekking EBC: 13-14 days
Months spent training for Kilimanjaro: 6 months
Months spent training for EBC: um, >1 month
Looks like I will be catching a ride on a yak.
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