Trekking to Everest Base Camp in Nepal | Our Toughest Hike Yet!

Hiking to Everest Base Camp in Nepal - Trekking in the Himalayas
The hike to Everest Base Camp in Nepal is one of the most spectacular and iconic high-altitude treks in the Himalayas, passing through remote Sherpa villages, rustic tea houses and epic mountain landscapes, culminating at the foot of the world’s tallest mountain, Mount Everest.
Back in May, me and Amy were joined in Nepal by our friends Clare and Russ to take on this incredible multi-day trek. Led by our Sherpa guides, Gelu, Mingma and Pemba, we spent 12 days hiking 80 miles from the village of Lukla - home to 'the world's most dangerous airport' - up to Everest Base Camp at 5,364m above sea level, and back again.
00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Welcome to Nepal!
01:31 - A few days in Kathmandu
02:05 - Terrifying flight to Lukla
03:45 - Day 1 - Lukla to Phakding
06:36 - Day 2 - Phakding to Namche Bazaar
13:45 - Day 3 - Namche Bazaar Acclimatisation Day
16:24 - Day 4 - Namche Bazaar to Tengboche
21:27 - Day 5 - Tengboche to Dingboche
25:07 - Day 6 - Dingboche Acclimatisation Day
27:57 - Day 7 - Dingboche to Lobuche
30:37 - Day 8 - Lobuche to EBC
32:41 - We made to to Everest Base Camp!
34:24 - Back in Kathmandu
36:12 - Taking off from the 'world's most dangerous airport'
Here is a link to the trip we booked with G-Adventures - and ask for Gelu!
www.gadventures.com/trips/eve...
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If you’re new around here - 👋 Hi, we’re James and Amy and back in October 2022 we quit our jobs to travel for a year. We spent five months travelling around New Zealand and Australia in a camper van. Now, we’re excited to continue our adventures in Asia, starting with Nepal.
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[@christinemcritchie1359]

I did this trek 6 years ago when I was 60.. never hiked or trekked anywhere in my life. But I do have determination.. no idea what to expect but had a great time and met some wonderful people. I love watching these video. Brings back great memories.

[@terrilane2973]

Did you have any trouble with it?

[@DanAuto]

Oh wow i can't wait to do this. Anyone looking to do this in 2025

[@reneekallio8710]

Spring 2026 is my plan

[@Anonymous11394]

I am

[@Pileven]

Me

[@vickiz2306]

2027 is my plan for my 70th birthday 🎉

[@terrilane2973]

I'm trying to work out 2025

[@karipintakivi9153]

17:58 drinking a lot of water does not help with acclimatisation at all, it is a gross misunderstanding of the process. Drink when thirsty, that is all there is to it (more than usual though for several reasons).

[@rahmatulbarisunny489]

Wow 😮, mesmerising sceneries. It’s seems that i have drowned in the middle of the Himalayas for the last 37 minutes. ❤ From Bangladesh.

[@TomSintra]

This is the best video you've done so far. It definitely deserves more views. Your narration is also excellent. Keep up the good work.

[@JamesBTravel]

Thanks Tom, glad you enjoyed it!

[@siyandankundla-mgudlwa1888]

Absolutely

[@siyandankundla-mgudlwa1888]

I enjoyed watching your journey Janes. You painted a clear picture. Planning to be at the Basecamp in 2026.

[@JamesBTravel]

Thank you for watching and for your comment 🙏 hope you have an amazing time in 2026!

[@exploreindia6261]

Excellent 👌 super grateful for posting this video , loved your narration and video quality .. keep up the great work

[@manic51515]

Awesome video James, loved it

[@ashlinr38]

Great video, just did the EBC a few weeks ago - stopped at some of the same teahouses albeit taking a different route to Dingbouche from Naamche. Awesome chronicle of the adventure, safe trekking for the future

[@louiselanthier5135]

Definitely easy on the eyes and ears! Also, thanks for showing us the food too!

[@shashiraj2332]

Splendid guys!

[@maem8694]

This was so well done! Thanks for sharing your experience

[@udodrumming]

wooow ...ssssooo wonderful ...THANK YOU ....

[@hondakubo9399]

Wow 😮 Mesmerising sceneries, lovely tea houses 🏘️🏔️ i always wanted to visit Nepal, envy you, very nice video- thank you 🙏 from Japan

[@JamesBTravel]

Thank you for watching and for your comment, I really appreciate it 😊 I recently got back from 3 weeks in Japan and loved it! (Will be sharing a couple of videos about my trip at some point in the future!)

[@magnificenthimalayantreks]

Thank you so much for your kind words! Nepal truly is a breathtaking destination with its mesmerizing sceneries and charming tea houses. I hope you get to visit this beautiful country someday as well. Your support from Japan means a lot! 🙏😊

[@lisahogan7324]

Great video & narrating James. It was good to see this as our son Aran is currently doing the EBC trek. We can follow him along too ! Thanks for sharing this x

[@JamesBTravel]

Thanks Lisa, I hope Aran’s having an amazing time!

[@thebudgetbackpackers]

Great video! We'll be doing the EBC within the year. Really enjoyed how you filmed many of the angles. Well done and thanks for sharing.

[@gyadre]

Great reporting

[@Xomiphotography]

Great voice....felt like nat Geo. Well done and thx for sharing

[@user-wb9gx8kk6p]

Brilliant video. well done guys

[@JamesBTravel]

Thanks so much! 🙏

[@JB_FLYA69669]

Great video you have inspired me to go here

[@timetraveler82]

great video ! one of the best i have seen to EBC ! thank you n good luck in ur future treks 🙏

[@JamesBTravel]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@azamjoiya8308]

Excellent video

[@JamesBTravel]

Thank you 🙏 Glad you liked it

[@gannuganesh891]

Your way of exploring places awesome Broooooo.

[@trentonmurray178]

I did it long ago and if I could offer some advice - if you have time walk in from Jiri. You will acclimatize better .Up and down three mountains then left and follow the Khumbu Valley. I only had a pack and easy to do alone and stay each night in guest houses along the way.namaste.

[@aimbahadurbanjade6791]

Very nice

[@stunts1337]

awesome video! I got back home from my EBC trek a week ago and it was great to re see some of the sights. In October there was nobody staying at base camp so it was interesting seeing base camp with tents and people staying there. When I went it was just myself and a guide. maybe one day I'll redo it with a larger group. it looks like it could be a lot of fun. Did you go up to Kalapathar peak? I found that part of my trek even more impressive then base camp. It was my favorite part.

[@JamesBTravel]

Thanks so much for watching - I really enjoyed doing it with a group, but can also see the benefits of doing it solo too! Around half our group did Kalapathar, but I was really struggling with altitude sickness (I couldn't eat for 2 days and woke up on the morning of Kalapathar not being able to see!). Amy and Clare did it though and said it was incredible, so I was very jealous!

[@somtamang1635]

Beautiful 😍

[@JamesBTravel]

Thank you! 😊

[@user-cq8cj9vz7x]

This video is amazing loved seeing your journey. I just booked mine for Oct/Nov 2024!!!

[@JamesBTravel]

Thanks Craig, hope you have an amazing time!

[@jackieearly6112]

Namaste Trekked to EBC in 92 FYI Momos are originally Tibetan but liked this video :)

[@user-bm2rw7nh1n]

Wow so beautiful

[@michael.savariantonysamy3670]

Was Rajan Roy your guide? As he was our guide during our trekking to ABC last month. Very nice video 👍

[@mariaseb7914]

Absolutely loved this video...Its my dream to visit EBC want to visit there....

[@gretamikneviciute9389]

very helpful, thank you! going there in a few months :D

[@JamesBTravel]

Have an amazing time!

[@terrilane2973]

Group eat video. Love your scenic coverage

[@bettyjones8363]

I trekked up in 1997. A great adventure.

[@skar9975]

Wow. What an experience. Hope I can do this successfully in December.

[@magnificenthimalayantreks]

You've got this! 🏔 December might bring some extra challenges, but the EBC trek is an incredible adventure. Stay prepared, stay positive, and enjoy the journey. 💪👣

[@sarahgahrn]

Super video! Going in 2024! Was it crowded (was there space enough in teahouses and on the trails)?

[@JamesBTravel]

It was much less crowded than I thought it would be. The trail could get a bit busy in the narrow sections, but nothing too bad, and there seemed to be plenty of space in the teahouses. Have an amazing time!

[@sarahgahrn]

@@JamesBTravel thank you for this info! Looking forward to going for sure!

[@lalbahadurdhenga]

Nice video

[@gannuganesh891]

Very nice Video friend .

[@JamesBTravel]

Thank you very much!

[@curlyzim1]

Congratulations 🎉🍾🎊

[@JamesBTravel]

Thank you!!

[@dsphotos2012]

amazing video with well balanced details. Did you go through the same # of days (7-8) coming back from EBC to Lukla?

[@JamesBTravel]

Thank you 😊 it was only 3 days back to Lukla from EBC

[@stevet9938]

Great video James. What time of year did you do the Trek?

[@JamesBTravel]

Thanks Steve. We went in May.

[@gannuganesh891]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤nice

[@karipintakivi9153]

There is a much more impressive high trail on the opposite side of the valley from Tengboche offering vastly better views than the standard route. Does not make much sense to hike the same trail twice when there is a better and more adventurous alternative available via Mong La - Phortse - Pangpoche which can be hiked in the same amount of time.

[@sherlostrips]

Booked with G adventures this june. my colleague recommended it as well...and it seems great with them thank you for the vid, big help. =)

[@JamesBTravel]

Amazing! Hope you enjoy it!

[@blueoceansailingexpedition4863]

Awesome segment. What were you filming with ?

[@JamesBTravel]

I shoot with the Panasonic GH4. I’ve got a link to all my camera gear in the description 😊

[@user-ev9fj8md2p]

wooow so amazing 🌞✨🙏 I just wanted to ask you about the exact date or part of May you walked the track? Was it crowded?

[@JamesBTravel]

We started on the 9th May, reached EBC on the 16th. It was pretty busy, but not enough to ruin the experience 👌

[@roronoacerpa8439]

Broda deserves more suscribers.🫶

[@ptanawong]

Hi, thanks for the video. I like your story telling. It's calm and peaceful, but also catchy. I'm planning the EBC trekking, may I ask two questions? Do they have electricity for charging cameras / phones in every tea house? and what is the lowest temperature you experience over there? Thank you.

[@JamesBTravel]

They have electricity in all the tea houses we stayed in, but they start charging for use higher up the mountain. I don’t remember what the lowest outdoor temperate was, possibly around -5 to -10 degrees at night, but it was warm enough inside the tea houses (I was warm inside a sleeping bag), but it can get lower than that.

[@ptanawong]

@@JamesBTravel Thanks a lot for your reply.

[@VizagVizag-xv7uc]

Which month of the year is this? Just to know hiw the temperatures look like.

[@JamesBTravel]

This was May 👍

[@cagdasyildirim]

Amazing video and experience. Thank you so much. Can I ask you have you ever seen a situation such as there is no available room in any tea house?

[@JamesBTravel]

Thank you for your comment, really appreciate you watching 🙏 We booked everything through a tour company so it was all organised for us, however we met a couple of people on the trail who were booking rooms on the day of arrival and it seemed that there was always something available.

[@cagdasyildirim]

Thank you again☺@@JamesBTravel

[@stunts1337]

I finished my trek 2 weeks ago and we experienced some shortage of rooms. sometimes we would have to go further to the next town to get a room. At Gorakshep it was very busy. no empty rooms left and I had to share a room with someone else. At Lobuche i nearly had to sleep in the teahouse owners room with all his stuff in the room but then latter on in the afternoon a room became free for me. On the day we were heading to Lukla we passed 1000s of people. the airport had been closed for a week so lots of people flew in that day with shorter schedules with plans to skip some acclimatization days. I've no idea where all those people were going to stay. they might have had to do 3 people per room and sleeping in the lunch rooms or something.

[@JamesBTravel]

Thanks for the extra info, it sounds like we went at a much less busy time of year! Sounds like booking with a tour company that pre-books accommodation for you is the way to go

[@cagdasyildirim]

Thank you so much . I have watched nearly one hundred vıdeos and fırst tıme hearıng thıs problems. and tomorrow mornıng ı have got a flıght to Kathmandu. ı don't know what ı am goıng to do 🙄 @@stunts1337

[@anantnowlakha7708]

Hey, which trekking agency did you guys use? My wife and I are going towards the end of March this year to Nepal and want to do the EBC trek.

[@JamesBTravel]

We went with G-Adventures - a bit more expensive than finding a company once you arrive in Kathmandu, but we had a great experience so would recommend

[@gunasekharnaidujakku228]

Hey james, its great watching your journey. Could you please make a list of expenses of the trip ?

[@gnelson17]

I am curious as well.... just a rough estimate? Hi from SE Asia

[@JamesBTravel]

As a rough estimate (excluding flights), it was around £1,000 per person for the guide, accommodation and transfers (all via G Adventures), an additional £500 for expenses in the mountains (food, drinks, hot showers, internet), plus around £100-150 for tipping guides and porters.

[@msharifuzzaman]

what time of the year did you hike ? I like your team spirit.

[@JamesBTravel]

Thank you! 😊 We started on the 9th May, reached EBC on the 16th.

[@mariaseb7914]

Could you share the things to pack for ebc trek

[@JamesBTravel]

I will be making a separate video about this and sharing it soon 👍

[@mariaseb7914]

@@JamesBTravel thank you so much

[@paulw3765]

Wow just seen that Everest base camp is only around 500m less than to the top of Kilimanjaro 🙄

[@JamesBTravel]

It’s surprisingly high considering it’s technically the ‘bottom’ of Everest!

[@thakurrandharsingh9036]

Brother yak can live higher than 3000 m

[@Carcamper.Telugu]

Can we do this without a guide!!??

[@JamesBTravel]

We saw a few people trekking without a guide (I think there’s been a proposal to ban it due to safety, but not sure the status of that), but it’s definitely advisable to go with a guide. If you get altitude sickness - which many/most do - it’s good to have a guide, they book your tearooms ahead so you don’t risk getting stranded, plus it’s an important source of income for the Sherpa people - both guides and porters - it’s important to support this local economy.

[@universal1772]

🇳🇵🏔🇳🇵🏔

[@EreKeren]

hi james amazing.....I have plan to hike and trek EBC in Oktober 2024 can you give me some information about trek to EBC tq