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Everest Base Camp trek with Soul Adventures, Everest Base Camp, situated at 5380m is a mixture of incredible mountain scenery, a mind blowing cultural experience and a satisfying sense of accomplishment.

Oh key doe key then. As usual let’s start off by sorting the buyers from the spyers, the needy from the greedy, and those who trust me from the ones who don’t, because if you can’t see the value in Our Everest Base camp trek adventure today, you’re not on our website shopping……You’re on it shoplifting. Treat the wife. Treat somebody else’s wife. Too late too late, will be the cry, when the man with the bargains passes you by.

What is the Everest Base camp trek all about?

Well its pretty easy to explain really. It’s about an epic hiking experience to see a coke can left behind by a climber in 1976. Just like the Kilimanjaro glaciers that will be non-existent in 10 years’ time due to global warming, such is the fate of this poor Coke can. Experts believe that it will rust away into total oblivion by 13 March 2023 at 2:34pm. So best you book your Everest Base camp Trek as soon as you can.

If coke cans are not your scene, then hang around…..I happen to have a few minutes spare before my next climb. Hopefully I can try and condense the nearly impossible task of explaining what the Everest base camp trek adventure is all about into a few humble sentences.  And I say impossible because this mind-blowing experience is a sensory explosion of incredible awesomeness that would take days to explain. Here are a few key points that help illustrate the really cool things about the adventure:

• Enjoy 2 thrilling days in the city of Kathmandu. We take a tour to the two hotspots of this interesting town. Namely the Monkey Temple of the Buddhists and then the Pashupatinath Temple of the Hindus. These places are shrouded in history and date back to the 5th century. Its like being part of an Indiana Jones movie. You will learn a lot about the culture and people of Nepal here.
• Spend 11 days in the trekking capital of the world. You will be surrounded by the Himalayan “super star” giants like Ama Dablam, Lhotse, Pumori, Nuptse. And don’t worry about getting bored….the scenery changes every day.
• The flight from Kathmandu into Lukla (the starting point of the trek) is one of the most scenic and mind blowing flights you will ever go on. After just 15 minutes you will get to see a panoramic view of the Himalayas.
• Our Everest Base Camp trekking adventures are fully supported. So there is no need for you to carry heavy backpacks. We have porters and Yaks to assist with that.
• Accommodation is ‘tea houses’. Although you may occasionally find coffee there. So you don’t have to worry about sleeping in tents on hard icy ground princess. The rooms are equipped with beds and mattresses.
• Not only is the trek a physical undertaking but is also a spiritual journey. You will get to challenge yourself physically in some of the most beautiful mountain scenery in the world. You will also get challenge yourself spiritually in the most humblest nation in the world.
• We spend some time on the trek visiting the Buddhist monasteries in Namche Bazaar and Tengboche. A truly humbling and incredible experience.

Why join Soul Adventures one this trek to Everest Base Camp?

• Because we know the answer to the first question ever asked before a question was ever thought of. Yip, we have it folks. But we only divulge the answer on day 9 of the trek at 3:18pm.
• We offer FREE training sessions to get you mentally and physically ready for the trek. (Johannesburg Only). And yes we are sadists and love seeing our clients suffer. Rather bleed on the training field than the battle field. Or if that motivational saying doesn’t move you, try this one: Pain is weakness leaving the body.
• We have been climbing and trekking in the Himalayas for over 15 years. Not only have we led over 20 treks to base camp, but have also summited some of the Himalayan giants from Island Peak, Cho Oyu, Lobuche and 89.23% of Everest.
• Because our toaster wants you to
• We offer a 50% discount on our Drakensberg hikes to all our clients. These hikes are the perfect training grounds to get you ready for the trek.
• We conduct and record 2 medical checks daily on clients throughout the trek. This is to determine how you are adapting to the altitude and prevent any problems as we get higher.
• We will come with you to the shops to buy your equipment. Yip, we would rather spend the time with you to make sure that you have the correct equipment as well as the correct quantities. No offence to the hiking stores of South Africa, but a lot of the sales staff have not been on the trek. They will try and sell you more than you need. And there also a lot of brands out there that are not sufficient for the conditions found at Everest Base Camp.
• We are South Africa based. So you can get to know us. Come have a beer with us and see if we are the kind of guides you would be able to spend 2 weeks with. It is obviously pretty important that we bond to enhance the overall experience.
• You will have access to myself prior to the trek for any advice. I can only help with trekking advice. Asking about marital problems and how to get rid of your genital warts is not my department.
• Not only are we mountaineers but have also become mountain psychologists. Yip. We have been guiding in the Himalayas for over 15 years so we have got to know how humans operate mentally. We are going to walk the journey with you. We are going to motivate you. We are going to cry with you. We are going bond with you. Adversity introduces a man to himself. We will be there to help with the introduction process. That process is a vital part of the Everest Base camp adventure. We as a guiding company need to know how you react to adversity. Some people cry. Some people get angry. Some people go quiet. We would rather find out how you react in a controlled environment rather than in a snowstorm at 5000m.
• We are not complete idiots in the mountains. We have a few pieces still missing.

The distance covered on the Everest Base Camp trek?

The total hiking distance covered on the Everest Base camp trek is 130km. Did you notice  I mentioned the words “total”?  You did? I’m glad. For the less observant types, let me break that statement down for you. If the total hiking distance of the base camp experience is 130km that means it is only 65km to the actual Base camp from the start of the hike in Lukla. And of course…..you guessed it……another 65km back from Everest Base camp to the end of the hike, which is also Lukla. That equates to a total of 130Km. Now calm down sunshine. Remember that we cover that distance over 11 days. So if my Mathematical Degree is worth anything that works out to about 11.32456km a day.

How many hours a day do we hike?

Okay kids. So we have determined that we hike on average about 11.32456km a day. An easy walk at sea level hey? But alas, we are not at sea level and of course we are in the Himalayas. That means there are going to be a few inclines along the way. So basically the hiking speed is determined by a few factors. Namely: The affects of altitude on your body, the gradient and of course the compounded effects of fatigue. Having said that, we average about 2km per hour.

So back to our maths lesson kids. We know that we cover an average of 11.32456km a day. Divide that by 2km per hour and….tah dah……we have an answer of say 5 hours.  But of course we don’t hike that all in one go. We are a kind and compassionate trekking company and don’t want to see our clients suffer. So. Basically we hike for 3 hours. We then stop for lunch at a tea house along the way. The lunch break takes up to 1.5 hours. We then finish with the remaining 2 hour hike.

How fit do you have to be to trek to Everest Base Camp?

If your name is Marge and you are pretty large then maybe its best to take a barge. If you have been on one of Elbrus expeditions and hooked up with a Russian Bride, we can assume your fitness levels are sufficient enough for the trek. Okay. Enough of that. We don’t want to get sued for derogatory and slanderous banter. So hold back them lawyers sunshine or make like an elephants penis…and hit the road. Having said that….you do not have to be super fit.

The hiking distance is totally achievable. Obviously you would need a moderate level of fitness to complete the trek to base camp comfortably. We have had clients finish the hike without doing a stitch of training. But they were buggered. Fatigue compounds.

So they started to feel tired by day 7 as there body was not used to exercise. So Mr. Couch Potato, best you join us for a few training sessions. The other factor of course is the altitude. The thinning air means less oxygen. So you may feel like you are unfit but it is just your body moaning for the lack of this precious, life giving gas.

Is this trek for you?

No.

Why is this trek not for you?

Because you asked the question. If you need to ask that question then it may not really be what you want to do. You need to be 100% dedicated to the dream. I can’t remember ever asking myself if climbing Everest or any other mountain was for me. I just had a calling and I knew it had to be done. If you are not happy with this answer try this: Think of purple flag on top of Everest.

Imagine that flag divided itself into 5 equal parts. Now imagine the pole of the flag just decided to get a job in an accounting firm without letting the various parts of the flag know. What would happen? Well, we are not sure. We are just trying to keep you on this webpage a bit longer so we can increase our ranking with Google. This will result in more potential clients visiting our Everest Base Camp Trek webpage thus ensuring huge profit margins.

Is you partner suffering from IKIAS? ( I Know It All Syndrome)

We can help with that!!!!

Send them on an Everest Base Camp trek with Soul Adventures and we will help them lose 65,234 brain cells. The high altitude and lack of oxygen are our weapons of mass brain cell destruction. And we will return them not so clever and thus render your relationship a much better one. No charge for this service.

Best time to trek to Everest Base Camp?

So basically there are 2 trekking seasons in the Himalayas.

Pre-monsoon from the beginning of April to the end of May

This season is a lot colder than the post-monsoon season. There is also a lot more ice especially on the higher mountains. The air is lot dryer which can cause issues with lungs. This is the season that attracts the high altitude climbers.Because it is basically the end of Winter in the Himalayas, there is a lot more stable ice. This is perfect for Everest summit attempts. This also means you are going to bump into a lot of the mountaineers of Everest.

Post-monsoon from the beginning of September to End of November

A lot warmer in this season. Also a lot greener from all the rain. Hikers also seem to acclimatize way better in this season as the air is not so dry and there is a lot more oxygen from the plants. There is no high altitude climbing in this season due to the lack of good ice conditions on the higher slopes of the mountains. So Everest Base camp will be dead quiet as there is one climbing her.

So pretty easy really. Choose one of these months to go trekking. Both seasons are excellent times to go regardless of the negatives. There are always pros and cons to everything in life.

Things to do before you leave for Everest Base Camp

• Abolish Capitalism
• Avoid global warming
• Say goodbye to your mommy
• Say no to drugs
• Read the first paragraph of this webpage.

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