Our itinerary

A lot of people have been asking for more details about the trek so here is our planned itinerary:

13 days
Distance: 92km 57mi round trip
Maximum Elevation:Kala Pattar (5600 meters or 18,300 ft). Everest Base Camp 17,598ft
(5300 metres).
Starting Elevation: 9,400ft or 2865 meters
Approximate Elevation Change: 13,900ft or 4,236 meters one way

Sat 22nd Oct. Evening flight London to Delhi
Sun 23rd Oct. Arrive in Delhi. Onward flight to Kathmandu. Full trip briefing and meet local guides

Mon 24th Oct. Day in Kathmandu
Tues 25th Oct. The scary one - the flight to Lukla 2,860 metres (9,383 ft), Trek down to Phakding 2650m. Meet our Sherpa guides and yaks. First night in a tea house

Wed 26th Oct. Trek from Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3440m)
Thurs 27th Oct. Acclimatisation walk from Namche.
Fri 28th Oct - Sun 30th. Trek slowly from Namche to Dingboche 4410m via Tengboche 3,867 metres (12,687 ft) and another acclimatisation day. We reach 4100m and have our first views of Everest

Mon 31st Oct - Thurs 3rd Nov. Dingboche to Everest Base Camp. Stay at Lobuche (4930 metres) on the way, trek on to Everest Base Camp (5300 metres). Climb Kala Patar (5600 meters) for the best views of Everest (weather permitting) then start heading down to Lobuche again

Fri 4th Nov - Sun 6th Nov. Lobuche- Pangboche-Lukla
Mon 7th Nov. Lukla to Kathmandu - Fond farewells to the Sherpas and the yaks then it's the scary plane again but the reward of a celebratory meal in Kathmandu
Tues 8th Nov. Visit the Room to Read Reading Room (Library) and School Room projects at Shree Bal Mandir Lower Secondary School to see how the funds we have all raised will be spent on a library and schoolroom. We'll be participating in some library activities.
Wed 9th Nov. Depart Kathmandu for London via Delhi