Everest Base Camp Trek - Charity Trip
Everest for Education” - Charity Trek to Everest Base Camp Trek
Friendship Society Nepal (FSN)is a humanitarian organization working in rural Nepalese communities and in Kathmandu. Our aim is to improve the lives of vulnerable women and children in Nepal through better access to education, and through educational programs and community development projects.
The remote and underfunded Lura Village School is in desperate need of new classrooms. School attendance has increased in recent years through the work of FSC -- especially amongst young girls. The school now offers a high school education alongside primary education. 100% of the money raised through “Trek for an Education” will be used to build 4 new classrooms in Lura Village & Gorakhani Village.
Your Nepali team will comprise of highly skilled and experienced trekking guides and porters including Nepal company owner, Nima Dorjee Tamang. You will also be guided by Friendship World Treks company owner Nima Dorjee Tamang, and extremely experienced trekking guides Lakpa Tamang and Singa Tamang and Many more.
Prior to the Everest Trek you will be welcomed to Lura Village where you will see first hand where the money raised will be going, and if you choose to return to Nepal, you will be welcomed back to assist with the building of the classrooms.
Why participate in the Everest for Education Base Camp trek?
Everest for Education is a fundraising project for Friendship Society Nepal (FSN)
• to build new classrooms in the Lura Village school & Darawne Pokhari Kavre
• Visit Lura Village and see how your contribution is changing the lives of many children.
• Help create training and employment opportunities for the young adults of Lura Village school & Darawne Pokhari Kavre who are currently studying in Kathmandu.
• Learn about Sherpa culture
• Stay in mountain teahouses
• Take a flight over Nepal's mountain peaks
• Admire spectacular Himalayan views
• Experience the exhilaration of reaching Everest Base Camp
• Discover remote monasteries
STARTING/ENDING: KATHMANDU-LUKLA/LUKLA-KATHMANDU
GRADE: MODERATE-DIFFICULT
PHYSICAL RATING:
CULTURE: SHERPA
HIGHEST ACCESS POINT: KALAPATHAR (5500M)
HIMALAYAN SIGHTSEEING: EVEREST, AMADABLAM, LHOTSE, ETC
DETAILS LOOK:
DAY 01: KATHMANDU – LUKLA - 2700M - PHAKDING 2600, 4 HRS
A spectacular flight and a jagged landing on a steep mountain runway brings us to the start of our trek at the village of Lukla [2850m]. After meeting the crew, we head up the Dudh Koshi Valley on a well-marked trail. Overnight.
DAY 02: PHAKDING - NAMCHE BAZAAR 3440M, (6 HRS)
we continue north following the Dudh Kosi river and on to Jorsale where we enter the Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park. From here it is a short walk to the confluence of two rivers, the lmja Drangpa (Imja Khola) and the Nangpo Tsangpo (Bhote Kosi) followed by a steep climb (for about 2hrs.) to Namche Bazaar, the main town in the Khumbu region. Namche is a prosperous Sherpa town and an important trading centre with a weekly Saturday market. Overnight.
DAY 03: NAMCHE BAZAAR REST DAY
Namche Bazaar rest day and overnight Namche Bazaar is tucked away between two ridges amongst the giant peaks of the Khumbu. Once named the 'Trekkers Mecca of Nepal, Namche now boasts an abundance of lodges and souvenir shops. It is an ideal place to spend a rest day, acclimatising to the new altitude of 3450m before heading off towards Gokyo. Options for acclimatisation walks include a visit to Khunde Hospital and also the one hour walk up to the Everest Hotel above Namche for the sunset view of Ama Dablam, Nuptse, Lhotse and Everest. Overnight.
DAY 04: NAMCHE BAZAAR - TYANGBOCHE, 3860M, (6 HRS)
From Namche, the trail contours around the side of the valley, high above the Dudh Kosi. Now we get our first really good views of the great peaks of the Khumbu including Mt Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse and Ama Dablam. Passing by several villages and numerous tea shops, we descend steeply to a bridge over the river at Phunki Tenga. The village is an excellent lunch spot, and here we can rest before making the steep climb to Tengboche. Although tiring, the hike up the zigzag path has numerous distractions, with rhododendron bushes, beautiful birds and superb mountain scenery. Tengboche is famous for its legendary monastery, the largest in the Khumbu. We stay near the monastery with Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam framed in the doorway of our guest house. Overnight.
DAY 05: TYANGBOCHE - DINGBOCHE, 4300M, (6HRS)
After breakfast we head up to Dingbuche. On the way the majestic Amadablam over shadows our day. On the way we meet a little Sherpa village called Pangbuche continue to Dingbuche for overnight.
DAY 06: DINGBOCHE - LABUCHE 4930M, (6 HRS)
We continue up the wide valley beneath the impressive peaks of Cholatse and Tawache on the left. We then turn right and climb more steeply towards the foot of the Khumbu Glacier.At the top of this climb there are many stone cairns, built as memorials to the many Sherpas who have died while climbing Mt Everest. The path then climbs gently along the glacier, to eventually reach the cluster of houses at Lobuche. Overnight.
DAY 07: LABUCHE REST DAY
Lobuche we walk for 1 weeks already, slowly ascent in order to acclimatize well. We have a beautiful view from Lobuje and the Ama Dablam is seen in a different aspect here. The real top of Kantega is visible far to the left. From Lobuje, a summer village. The sunset on Nuptse (7879m) seen from Lobuje, is a memorable sight. Overnight
Day 08: LABUCHE TREK TO GORAKPSHEP 5170M, (2 AND HALF HRS) AND OVERNIGHT
Gorakshep We continue our trek along the Khumbu Glacier. We will reach our destination quiet early but you can spend rest of the days for acclimatization & preparation for the next day adventure
Day 09 : GORAKSHEP - KALAPATTAR (5500M) - GORAKSHEP 3 HRS, TREK TO EVEREST BASE CAMP 5300M AND BACK TO GORAKSHEP (5 HRS)
Wake up early morning. The sunrise colors begin to appear on Everest, we make our way to the top of one of the finest viewpoints in the Everest region, Kala Pattar [5554m]. And trek back to Gorakshep for Breakfast. We eat our breakfast and then continue to Everest Base camp (5300m).Walk to base camp and back would requires about 5-6 hours, following the Khumbu glacier, sometimes on moraine and sometimes on the glacier itself. The walk is especially interesting for the views of the 15-meters high series of ice, a feature peculiar to Himalayan glaciers. The base camp of the highest mountain in the world is mostly inhabited by several expeditions all over the world. Back to Gorekshep for overnight
Day 10: GORAPSHEP - PHERICHE 4280M (6 AND HALF HRS)
Today is downhill most of the way, as we retrace our steps to Duglha and descend to Pheriche. The Himalayan Rescue Association has a trekker’s aid post here and it is quite interesting to visit. Overnight.
Day 11: PHERICHE - TYANGBOCHE 3860M, (4 HRS)
we continue to follow the river and, after crossing it, climb back up through birch and rhododendron forest to Tengboche. Overnight.
Day 12: TYANGBOCHE - NAMCHEE BAZAAR 3440M, (5 HRS)
From Tengboche we descend to the bridge over the Dudh Kosi at Phunki where there are water driven prayer wheels, then climb and contour around the hillside to Namche. Overnight.
DAY 13: NAMCHE BAZAAR TREK - LUKLA 2840M, (7HRS)
From Namche Bazaar the trail descends steeply to the village of Jorsale. Passing the villages of Phakding (2640m) and Choplung, we reach Chaunrikharka and the trail that cuts up to the airstrip at Lukla. Overnight.
DAY 14: LUKLA- KATHMANDU
Early morning flight to Kathmandu from Lukla. End of Trek.
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