I have been to the top of the world and back. Okay so we did not climb Mt. Everest because it is the wrong season and it is something that takes lots of planning and training. But we stayed at the Base Camp which is 5200m above sea level. We arrived around 3:30 in the afternoon and immediately went for a hike to the first lookout point. We actually took the long way off the beated track so that we could have a better view. It did not help much as the mountain was covered in clouds and we had a fun time trying to guess which one was actually Mt. Everest. It turns out we were completely off. We slept in the tents at the Base Camp. Each tent is run my a Tibetian family and can probably sleep around 10 people. There is a cookstove in the middle to keep warm. It was really cold especially at night but they provided us with many blankets and yak blankets. I think I slept with 4 large blankets. The next morning we woke to a better view of Mt. Everest.
We still could not see the very top as it was covered by clouds. Pictures coming soon.
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