Everest Base Camp Trek - Part 4

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Tiangboche is only 1000ft above Namche. However crossing a river means going 2000ft down and then 3000ft up. The route plan was also not helpful. Going down, the easy part, was before lunch and going up was post-lunch. Unaware of details since there was no briefing, we started merrily on the flat looking trek towards Tiangboche.

View from the Tiangboche climb

The weather was perfect for an outing. The breakfast was not. Cold bland food at seven times the normal price made me lose more than 5kg by the end of the EBC trek. We had cold omelette and cold chapatis before packing our bags and starting out. The first few miles were fun. We started climbing down after that. It took us the entire first half before we settled for another forced lunch.

Tiangboche Monestery

Lunch was at least hot served here. Given the bland nature of food on EBC route we had settled for plain rice and dal for both our lunch and dinner. The climb up to Tiangboche was challenging but once we reached there we were relieved. The hotel was plain but cozy. The hotel owner was friendly. The view from our rooms was stunning.

View from our room @ Tiangboche

It was freezing cold at this height so we stayed for the most of our waking hours in the heated restaurant. There was only one other group of Germans moving with us and this was the only hotel open in Tiangboche in the winter. We enjoyed the evening playing games and enjoying the hospitality. Our next destination was Dingboche.

Way to Dingboche

We were only two steps behind Gorakshep from where we had to attempt the base camp. Tiangboche to Dingboche was a walk in the park. There were amazing views along the way but mostly the trek stayed flat. This was a longer segment however. We were able to check in late at our hotel which was small and damp. Next day was a reserved day for acclimatisation.