Everest 3 Passes Trek Clockwise : Part -2 Lungden to EBC

🇳🇵 🇳🇵 🇳🇵 Day - 9 Lungden(4380M) to Gokyo(4750M) Via Renjo La Pass(5360M) : 12.95 Km 10Hr 44Min This is the first big pass to tackle . I started before dawn in sub-zero temperatures. The trail exits the quiet village of Lungden and follows the remote Bhote Koshi Valley northward. The initial terrain covers sandy alpine meadows and yak pastures before turning into a rockier, barren moraine landscape. I walked past a couple of isolated, frozen meltwater lakes, including Angladumba Tsho and Relama Tsho. The final approach to the ridge line is…

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EBC 3 Passes – Overall Statistics

🇳🇵 🇳🇵 🇳🇵 Distance  Ascent Descent Time Day 1  - Surke to Phakding  9.3KM 604M 288M 4 hr Day 2 - Phakding to Namche Bazar 16.32 KM 1211M 366M 5hr 58m Day 3 - Namche Bazar 15.01KM 792M 783M 7hr 18m Day 4 - Namche Bazar to Thame 9.19 KM 645M 299M 3hr 42 Day 5 -  Thame Monastery and Thame to Lungden 15.21KM 969M 372M 6h 46m Day 6 Lungden Day Hike 10.82KM 402M 390M 4h Day 7 - Lungden to Gokyo Via Renjo La Pass 12.95KM 1104M 683M 10hr 44m…

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Everest 3 Passes Trek Clockwise : Part -1 Kathmandu to Lungden

🇳🇵 🇳🇵 🇳🇵 It was dream for many years to embark on this epic trek, probably  the most comprehensive trek of Khumbhu Region. Day 1: Kolkata to Kathmandu: My day started with an early morning flight from Kolkata to Kathmandu. There is just one Nepali airline , Budha Air which operate a direct flight on every alternate day. It was just under 2 hrs and I was well in time to check-in my hotel and then found a nice restrurant in Thame area for a traditional Nepali Lunch. It was interesting to…

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London to Brighton BHF Cycling

🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 Pedalling from London to Brighton is a classic 55-mile journey that takes you from Clapham Common down quiet country lanes, up the steep Ditchend Hill, and straight to the vibrant Brighton seafront.  Journey starts from rolling away from Clapham Common through south London suburbs. Then cruising past green fields in Surrey and Sussex before stopping to catch your breath on the massive climb at Ditchling Beacon. After that its coasting down the final hill into Brighton and finishing right by the beach.              …

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