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25/04/2026

The night before Everest Base Camp was rough. My travel partner had panic attacks, convinced he might die. That’s what altitude can do to the mind.

Morning still came at 5am. No running water, shared toilets, bare essentials. And even that feels like a luxury here - because someone had to carry everything up these mountains so people like me could experience this place.

The people of the mountains are built differently. No malls, no cinemas, no endless noise. Just community, hard work and a quiet strength.

The push to Gorak Shep was hard. Thin air, rocky paths, yaks brushing past, every step needing attention. After a quick lunch, we set off for the final walk to Everest Base Camp - 3 hours through rocks, snow and changing weather.

And then suddenly… we were there.
Everest Base Camp.

I couldn’t hold back the tears. Pride, gratitude, relief, disbelief - all at once. A moment I had imagined for so long, now standing quietly in front of me.

We stayed only a short while before heading back as the weather turned. But that moment… that feeling… will stay with me for life.

Some journeys exhaust the body.
But they fill the soul.

🏔️ Everest Base Camp – 5,364m ✅

24/04/2026

After reaching Dingboche - we had an awesome acclimatization day. This place is located at an elevation of 4410 M.

We went on a hike to a nearby hill named Nangkartshang peak. We didn't go all the way to the top - but we made enough to climd high come low to make it a successful acclimatization day. Given our pace and speed - which was largely very slow - guide Michael decided it's enough to go back down. But we were still in the mood for a bit more and we went a further up the hill to get to the next prayer flag stop and then returned back.

After reaching back the tea house for lunch - I had the yummy veggie Momo's and that was heartful. Given everyday of us was filled largely with hiking and trekking and when there is a quietness - we didn't knew what to do.

So, we hit up a nearby cafe called Cafe 4410 - boy what an ambience at that elevation - the cafe was bustling and there was a huge line to order food and every table was occupied - I enjoyed a flat white after a while as our guide suggested not to have milk in the mountains as that has caused some issues in the past - but I couldn't resist. Given the burnt calories along the trek - I also devoured in a yummy carrot cake. That was so delicious. We also played cards for a while when we were there.

All of the members of my group where either coughing or carrying on with a runny nose - I decided it's a good joint for viruses to spread and so I decided to headback to the tea house as that felt a bit safer.

After reaching the tea house and having a bit of a banter with the group - I decided to call it a day and went to sleep. Sleep at this elevation hardly comes - but take whatever becomes available for we don't know what it'll be tomorrow.

20/04/2026

It was a relatively easier climb compared to the other days. But still it needed a lot of grit to climb above the tree lines and make it to 4410 metres above sea level. The place in staying is Dyangboche. Snowed last night and it's white carpet everywhere.

The air is thin and it's also very windy - it just keeps getting interesting by the day with adventure.

Two more days and nearly there to get to the Everest Base Camp. 🙏🤞💪

Today was a pretty big trekking day for me, and I thought I’d tell you a little about it.Along the way I saw some animal...
17/04/2026

Today was a pretty big trekking day for me, and I thought I’d tell you a little about it.

Along the way I saw some animals — yaks, mules, and a few mountain dogs wandering around. The yaks especially were very cool to see up close.

The trek itself was quite hard, but I still managed it. Some parts of the path were very steep, and there were places where rocks had fallen onto the trail, so I had to be really careful where I stepped so I wouldn’t trip.

One moment today really stayed with me. I saw a woman climbing up the mountain carrying a big bag of things on her back. She stopped to rest for a moment, and while she was resting she started moving small stones off the path so other hikers wouldn’t trip over them.

That simple act of kindness really touched me. I went over and sincerely thanked her. I also asked if I could take a picture with her. She looked pleasantly surprised, and then smiled and happily posed for the photo with me. It made the day feel extra special.

I started hiking at 8:00 in the morning and finished around 3:00 in the afternoon. Funny thing though — even after such a long day, my watch only showed about 16,000 steps.

The weather was really nice for hiking. It was below 10°C, but it was sunny for most of the morning which made the long walk much easier. In the afternoon it became a bit cloudy, but it still felt good.

The food today was great too:

Breakfast: chapati with a side dish

Lunch: a sandwich

Dinner: thukpa (a warm noodle soup) 🙂

Tomorrow will be another tough hiking day, but I’m ready for it 💪🤗🤞

The mountain inside the heart is Mt. Everest - it's been amazing so far. It's much more to come. But I did have tears of...
17/04/2026

The mountain inside the heart is Mt. Everest - it's been amazing so far. It's much more to come. But I did have tears of joy and awe in looking at the mountains 🙏

17/04/2026

Animals I saw : horse, donkey (they're called as mules) and some dogs. And I took a picture of a red panda from a shop painting.

Trek - it was one of the hardest thing that I have ever done in my life - not at all easy. There were some places where due to heavy rain it had land slides and I had to watch my step so carefully. And once when I was in a spot there was a horse that was climbing down and it's such a small narrow path and I had to literally jump out of its way otherwise I'd have crashed into the animal train 😅. Hiked for a long long loooong time. I asked the guide umpteen times are we there yet. Like started at 8 AM and finished at 5.41PM. but guess what - I Had only about 20.5k steps. Crossed few suspension bridges. And one of it is the highest in the world. Super high and it was a bit scary too. But it was fun.

Weather - was great along the trek. It's below 10 degrees but it was sunny and it made a lot of difference for the long hiking day. May be because the body is getting used with trek. Slept well with the sleeping bags.

Food - I always opt for the safe options. Breakfast - egg and bread, lunch was dhal Bhat (rice with lentil soup and veggies), dinner I had egg curry with rice 🙂 - food today was all great. I always bought the bottled water and was also careful what I put into my mouth. Craving for some other choices - but I resisted. The only thing I miss is having a good coffee - it's not that they don't have coffee - but my guide Michael said it's better to avoid as there is no milk from the mountains and it's either brought from ground all the way up or they use powder milk which we may not know if it's expired or kept open for a while. So he asked not to.

Also given that I'm at high altitude from now on - which is at 3443 metres - guide checked everyone's blood oxygen level and mine was 91 - which is great 🙏

That's all from y'day - today is an acclimatization day - so may be will get a glimpse of the Everest if the weather permitting.

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