choosing the right path is never easy
<photo: Scott Fischer's chorten, a traditional Nepalese memorial @ Thokla Pass in the Khumbu Valley, Nepal> the movie Everest (2015) is...
day 1-20: <know yourself> Everest Base Camp
<photo: crossing a crevasse, Imja Tse, Nepal> The single biggest lesson that you can learn in going to the Everest Base Camp is knowing...
day 5: <children> Namche
<photos: Nepali children giving out flowers to trekkers. you can give back by supporting Ace Adventures' charity education initiative in...
day 4: <choices> Phakding-Namche
<photo: suspension bridges across the Dudh Kosi River, along the route from Phakding to Namche> on the trek from Phakding to Namche, you...
day 3: <hope> Kathmandu-Lukla-Phakding
from disappointment, hope springs eternal. we managed to get a charter flight from Kathmandu to Lukla leaving at 7am. we woke up at...
day 2: <disappointment> Kathmandu-Lukla-Phakding
day 2 was supposed to begin with a short 30 minutes flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, the starting point of the Everest Base Camp Trek....
day 1: <expectations> Singapore-Kathmandu
<photo: Everest Base Camp trek route> over the next 20 days, I will be trekking to the Everest Base Camp and climbing Imja Tse. day 1:...
what is a base camp?
<photo: leaving base camp at dawn, and going on final summit climb to the peak of Mount Elbrus, southern Russia> a base camp is a place...
to pee or not to pee - that is the question
<photo: doing your business in the open, Gobi Desert> warning: this page contains disturbing photos of toilets mountaineers and...
where is your base camp?
<photo: my first view of Mount Everest in the distance as seen from plane taking off from Paro Airport, Bhutan> it's known as Sagarmāthā...