After a meandering journey from Lhasa (3700m) taking in some beautiful scenery, stopping at every single restaurant in Tibet owned by a family member of our guide from the Tibetan Mountain Authority and staying in some hotels which may or not have finished being built we finally drove up the valley to Everest Base Camp (5200m).
The mountain was shrouded in cloud but that didn’t stop us all staring up at her for a good while before heading into our communal mess tent for a briefing. The only thing I actually remember from the meeting was that they told us not to drink beer whilst simultaneously providing beer. We drank beer. To be fair it could have been worse the Russians had a vodka bar and massage parlour.
Mt Everest
Deano's World 