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Everest Basecamp Part III – Everest At Last!!

If you haven’t yet read the first two posts about our journey to Mt. Everest, you can catch up by reading them here: Post #1 – Everest Basecamp Part I – The Trek Begins! Post #2 – Everest Basecamp Part II – The Altitude Hits Us After a few days of rest and relaxation in […]

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Everest Basecamp Part II – The Altitude Hits Us

If you haven’t yet read our first post about our Everest trek, make sure you catch up by reading it here: Everest Basecamp Part I – The Trek Begins! After a restless night of sleep in Tengboche (elevation 3,860m/12,660ft), we began the walk to another village further up the Khumbu valley called Dingboche. If you […]

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Everest Basecamp Part I – The Trek Begins!

Ever since we began thinking about our world trip, the Himalayas were always on the wish list. I just didn’t want to pass up an opportunity to visit the mountain range that is home to all 14 of the world’s “eight-thousanders”, or mountains that rise above 8,000 meters. Since Kathy is from a mountainous country […]

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Kathmandu – Gateway to the Himalayas

After spending three weeks in the chaotic country of India, we were ready to board our flight from Delhi to Kathmandu, Nepal. I could almost hear the fresh air of the himalayas calling to me as we stepped onto that plane! While many people will say that Kathmandu is a hectic and dirty city in […]

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