Gorak Shep & Everest Base Camp, Nepal
The day had finally come! We started early at 6:30am and trekked towards Gorak Shep for lunch before heading to EBC through snow, then trekked back to Gorak Shep for dinner and slept at 5,200m.
The gruelling journey took a total of 9 hours, most of which was uphill climbe! It was the hardest day so far but a good night sleep in Lobuche helped. We just told ourselves to take it slow and one step at a time. The path was full of stones and narrow so a mis-step wou...