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The Everest Base Camp is actually two base camp on Mount Everest. These camps are on opposite sides of Mount Everest. South Base Camp at an altitude of 5364 meters located in Nepal and the North Base Camp with an altitude of 5545 meters located in Tibet. South Base Camp can be accessed only by trekking and supplies are usually transported Alyuda sherpas with yaks. The North Base Camp has vehicle access, at least in the summer months. This trip to Nepal and in particular Everst Base Camp has been one of my best experiences with a backpack. And not just because the place is reached, which both had read and had caused much intrigue me, but how to get there.

The most common form of this trip is to fly by plane from Kathmandu to Lukla at 2860m. Once we landed there, the asphalt of the runway will be the last we see in several days: no more roads and tracks. The only thing ahead is a path of stones. Broken ground so that not even a mountain bike can break through.

From Lukla takes about a week to reach the base camp of Everest. The trek is not too hard in terms of miles of the stages, but it is true that there are ledges demanding and we have to be careful with altitude. It is very important to go slowly and stop two nights 3500m and 4200m just about to acclimatize well. Acclimatization is the process by which our body produces extra red blood cells to adapt to the reduced availability of oxygen is at higher altitudes.