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Altitude acclimatization for trekking – 10 golden rules

May 26, 2012
Altitude acclimatization

→ 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 […]

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Foods to be enjoyed on an Everest Base Camp trek

May 25, 2012
Foods to be enjoyed on an Everest Base Camp trek

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 […]

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Eating during an Everest Base Camp Trek

May 23, 2012
Eating during an Everest Base Camp Trek

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 […]

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Trekking lodge food during an Everest Base Camp trek

May 21, 2012
Trekking lodge food - Daal Bhaat

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 […]

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Best Pictures of Mani Rimdu festival

December 26, 2011

#1. Best Pictures of Mani Rimdu festival in Tengboche Monastery: old Buddhist woman

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Best Pictures from Kala Patthar

December 25, 2011

#1. Best Pictures from Kala Patthar: view over Lhotse (8,516 m) from Kala Patthar (5,545 m)

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Best Pictures from Gokyo Ri

December 25, 2011

#1. Best Pictures from Gokyo Ri: view over 3d Gokyo lake from Gokyo Ri (5,357 m)

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Food for an Everest Base Camp Trek

December 20, 2011
Food in Everest Base Camp Trek

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 […]

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Trekking Accommodation

December 11, 2011
Trekking lodge Everest Base camp trek

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 […]

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Drinking water on an Everest Base Camp Trek

September 21, 2011
Drinking water on an Everest Base Camp Trek

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 […]

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