Lukla, Nepal
Written in retrospect (though present tense) due to extreme shock and terror.
Well there was an earthquake. A big one. And it shook us to the core. We are alive and safe, and now stuck in Nepal for an unknown length of time.
Yesterday we took a rest day and relaxed, knowing that today (our final day of EBC trek) would be a long hike of 8-9 hours.
We set off before 7am, anxious to get the day started. We went solidly for four and a half hours with only one t...