Everest Base Camp Expedition with Earths Edge - March 28th to April 14th 2024

6_th February 2024 - 30_th April 2024

Dublin, ireland

Everest Base Camp Expedition with Earths Edge

March 28th to April 14th 2024

My wife and I decided to do something memorable for our 35th Wedding Anniversary and her 60th birthday.

After some brief deliberation, we settled on a once-in-a-lifetime experience to trek to Everest Base Camp (EBC) in Nepal.

We've never hiked at altitude before and have never visited this part of the world...so it should be both an interesting challenge and a wonderful opportunity to experience Nepalese culture.

We will start our trek at 2,610m altitude from the airport in Lukla and gradually make our way over 8 days of trekking to Everest Base Camp at 5,364m.

Along the route, we'll take in incredible views of the Himalayas, cross a few (scary) suspension bridges and get to visit wonderful Sherpa villages, including the Sherpa capital, Namche Bazaar.

Weather (and physical condition) permitting, we will do a bonus hike to Kala Pathar (5,550m) to get the best views of Everest at sunrise!

We'll commence our descent over 5 days, taking in the Tengboche monastery at 3,860m.

In all we are told that we will cover 145km in thirteen days of trekking.

I have been a Group Board member of Vision Ireland (NCBI) for 9 years.

I see this trek to EBC in Nepal, as a great opportunity to raise funds for Vision Ireland, an organisation that I have witnessed go from strength to strength in providing much-needed services to blind and people with vision impairment across Ireland. Like many charitable organisations, raising the funds to provide essential services rests on the shoulders of the staff in Vision Ireland.