Gokyo Trek

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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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 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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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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