#1. Best Pictures of Mani Rimdu festival in Tengboche Monastery: old Buddhist woman
#1. Best Pictures from Kala Patthar: view over Lhotse (8,516 m) from Kala Patthar (5,545 m)
#1. Best Pictures from Gokyo Ri: view over 3d Gokyo lake from Gokyo Ri (5,357 m)
Trekking lodge food: Breakfast
When staying overnight at trekking lodges, we have an early breakfast at around 8:00-9:00 so that we can resume our trek by about 10:00. Breakfast starts with a large intake of fluids. Usually this is tea which helps you to wake up and your voice to return to normal if it has become hoarse due to the overnight cold. → click to continue
What is definitely worth tasting on the Everest Base Camp Trek?
At some point during the Everest trek and during your time in Nepal, I definitely recommend tasting the traditional Nepalese food Dal Bhaat which is made from boiled rice with a special sauce and vegetable. There are many variations on the Dal Bhaat filling and its taste will depend on the landlady’s ingredients. Dal Bhaat is eaten with your hands. It’s a nourishing, natural and tasty food. → click to continue
Eating while trekking in the Nepalese Himalayas
When planning a trekking route in the Nepalese Himalayas, it is important to know how you can get a regular meal. And just as importantly to know how to eat in accordance with your body’s needs in mountain conditions.
If you’re heading off on one of the most popular trekking routes – the Everest Base Camp trek, Gokyo trek or Annapurna Circuit trek, there is no need to give special thought to hiking food. → click to continue
What food should you take with you when setting off on an Everest Base Camp Trek?
When heading to Nepal, you should remember that it’s a completely different world with different traditions. Many foods and products that people are used to in industrially developed countries will not be available in Nepal at all or only rarely so. This particularly applies to mountain regions, where due to expensive logistics, only the most necessary products are provided, as well as products that can be transported easily and which have a long shelf life. This though is why we head to Nepal, to discover the local culture and traditions! → click to continue
→ 1st acclimatization rule: increase altitude gradually
→ 2nd acclimatization rule: consume lots of liquids
→ 3rd acclimatization rule: avoid alcohol, smoking and using sleeping tablets
→ 4th acclimatization rule: use preventive medicines
→ Acetazolamide or Diamox®
→ Ginkgo biloba extract
→ Garlic soup
→ 5th acclimatization rule: avoid overexertion
→ 6th acclimatization rule: don’t go trekking alone
→ 7th acclimatization rule: don’t climb higher even if you are only suffering from mild symptoms of altitude sickness
→ 8th acclimatization rule: descend immediately if your altitude sickness symptoms get worse
→ 9th rule: never leave anybody alone with signs of altitude sickness
→ 10th acclimatization rule: dress warmly when trekking
To make sure that you return from trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal with a lot of happy and unforgettable memories, it is vital that you’re aware of the altitude acclimatization required by the human body in mountain conditions. By observing a tried and tested altitude acclimatization regime about which I’ll tell you below, you’ll succeed in avoiding altitude sickness which can not only provide you with unpleasant moments, but could also force you to change your trekking plans. → click to continue
Camping
If you’re used to carrying your own gear in a backpack, you’ll be amazed at the apparent luxury of a trekking camp in Nepal. Although you’ll be sleeping on foam mattresses placed on the ground, you’ll be assigned a roomy A-frame or dome tent that comfortably accommodates two people and their gear. Meals are served family-style on a table as you sit in a chair inside a dining tent. The camp staff have their own tents near the kitchen facilities and kitchen boys race back and forth to the dining tent acting as waiters. If there’s no permanent toilet near the camp, the staff dig a hole and set up a toilet tent. → click to continue
Drinking water during a trek
At the start of the trek, even though the altitude in the mountains is quite low – 1,600-2,000 metres (Annapurna Circuit trek), it is important to get used to consuming fluids and water regularly and in large quantities. This is necessary to ensure a successful acclimatisation process, in order to avoid the symptoms of altitude sickness while you’re trekking. → click to continue