AlphaIrwin
AlphaIrwin OP t1_j2pidwp wrote
Reply to comment by windsweptwonder in Mt Everest from the Base Camp, Gorakshep [5500x37000] OC by AlphaIrwin
You are right. I was highly disappointed when I arrived at EBC, and Ama Dablam is significantly better than EBC.
My guide told me Annapurna Circuit and Mustang Valley are better than the EBC trek.
AlphaIrwin OP t1_j2lh6oz wrote
Reply to comment by Aventric in Mt Everest from the Base Camp, Gorakshep [5500x37000] OC by AlphaIrwin
You're right; this is the first world problem. Like every meal on our table, all farmers, machine operators, logistic providers and others risk their lives to put the meals on our table. We should not have eaten at all.
As we step out of the house, the lithium battery, oil miner, other miners, factory workers and public transport drivers are risking their lives to enable us to go places.
Like the house we live in, the concrete makers, the rock mining, and the wood logger are risking their lives to build our home.
I discussed this with my guide when I was there. He told me that he did not have income for nearly three years and never had enough money to buy a laptop for his daughter's school. My trip to Everest Base Camp enabled him to pay back some debt, and I just sent his daughter a second-hand laptop for Christmas.
Many of my friends discussed this with me before. I am glad I can help them, and more tourists visiting the Everest Base Camp will improve the local welfare.
AlphaIrwin OP t1_j2l4kjd wrote
Reply to comment by CUTiger14 in Mt Everest from the Base Camp, Gorakshep [5500x37000] OC by AlphaIrwin
The base camp trek is like a tourist attraction. The base camp trek has many challenges, but many people do not need help to make it. Please make sure you have an experienced guide and insurance.
Ascend to the peak is a different story, and I am studying how to ascend to the peak.
AlphaIrwin OP t1_j2l3p8f wrote
Reply to comment by windsweptwonder in Mt Everest from the Base Camp, Gorakshep [5500x37000] OC by AlphaIrwin
You are right, and it was between Gorakshep and the Base Camp. The time I went to Kalapatthar, the weather became cloudy. I went in mid-September and visited the base camp early in the morning and Kalapatthar at lunchtime before rushing to Lobuche. It was a 12 hours day.
AlphaIrwin OP t1_j2l2vr4 wrote
Reply to comment by TheKodachromeMethod in Mt Everest from the Base Camp, Gorakshep [5500x37000] OC by AlphaIrwin
Even hiking to base camp inherited many dangers. Due to the prolonged absence of tourists, many local professional guides also struggle with altitude sickness. The local guides risk their life for tourism income.
Summit to Mt Everest is my ultimate dream.
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AlphaIrwin OP t1_j2pz330 wrote
Reply to comment by windsweptwonder in Mt Everest from the Base Camp, Gorakshep [5500x37000] OC by AlphaIrwin
Maybe the guide was trying to sell me the Annapurna Circuit ; he did say that AC has more greens than EBC.
You are right; people in Khumbu are very friendly, and I want to try all Nepal regions.
I hope that I will see you on the trek.