frauke at large

Got up at 6am to have the best breakfast in that tiny little tea house I had explored the day before. We had tea, pancakes, scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, toast, jam … you name it, we had it. And we needed it too, since although Shegar is that tiny little mountain town just before you drive off to Everest, it is actually a 3 hour drive to base camp and with there being no hot water and electricity, we needed to warm up somehow.

Finally left Shegar at about 7.30am, after the car wouldn’t start and we had to get a second one to help us out. Several checkpoints, passport inspections and a little sleep later, the sun was coming up, just as we hit the last big mountain range, which would reveal behind it: Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world (8848m) – it was awe inspiring.

We reached base camp at about 11am, by which time the sun was out in full blast and so was the wind. It was freezing outside of the car and we managed no more than an hour of picture taking. Actually, I was slightly disappointed, as I had expected more of an actual camp up there, but as this was the low season and most definitely because of the cold, we were the only people up there … even our two new friends were missing … I guess us Europeans are more used to getting up early … haha … passed them on the way back down.

Here: Everest Base camp at an altitude of 5200m above sea level and for me: the top of the world – was fabulous. I am ever so grateful that we made the long journey … it was so worth it on so many different levels,   

 

 

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