Daily Dispatches

Title: Swedish EBC Trek

18 April 2009 : Arrived in Katmandu

19 April 2009 : Visit to Peak Promotion

20 April 2009 : Trek started

21 April 2009 : Team successfully climbed to Namche

22 April 2009 : Our rest day at Namche (3440m)

23 April 2009 : Trek from Namche Bazar to Diboche

24 April 2009 : Feeling like home

25 April 2009 : Feeling very well

26 April 2009 : Our next adventure day

27 April 2009 : We finally arrived at Gorak Shep

28 April 2009 : Attacking Everest Base-Camp

29 April 2009 : Gorakshep to Pheriche

30 April 2009 : Pheriche to Namche (Long day walk)

1 May 2009 : Namche to Lukla

2 May 2009 : Thanks to peak promotion for excellent organization

3 May 2009 : Sightseeing in Kathmandu

4 May 2009 : participate in Parents Day at The Acme Academy

5 May 2009 : Before leaving Nepal, Back in the Peak Promotion office

27 April 2009 : We finally arrived at Gorak Shep

On the map it looked so simple, but this was going to be the hardest trek for us so far. It was up and down up and down all the time but at two o’clock we finally arrived at Gorak Shep. And there we saw our own tents. Our porters had packed the tents pasted us and put up the tents again. That’s impressive.

We immediately fell asleep and after one hour we got lunch. After one or more sleep we were finally ready for acclimatization halfway up Kala Pathaar. Back to camp and dinner. Then blog-time.

We can easily feel that being above 5000 meters really affects you. And that’s because at this altitude there is only half the oxygen compared to see-level.

We are looking forward to a good night’s sleep in our very warm sleeping bags in our tents made for three persons even if we are only two in each that leaves some space for the luggage.

And now waits the two most important days with the expedition – Kala Pathaar and the Base-Camp!