The better route to Everest Base Camp- via Gokyo & Cho-La | Detailed Trek | Part-1/4 | Ambient Sound

A detailed account of my trek to Everest Base Camp, Solukhumbu, Nepal.
To summarize, EBC trek consists of more than 130 kilometers of hiking in the Solukhumbu region of Nepal over a course of 12-15 days. One gets to see so some of the highest mountain peaks of the greater Himalaya range, including the 'eight thousanders' - Mount Everest, Makalu, Lhotse, Cho-Oyu; and others like Ama-Dablam, Thamserku, Kangtenga, Kusumkangaru et al.
The regular or 'classic' route to EBC misses out on the heavenly beauty of Gokyo lakes, the high of Gokyo Ri summit, and the thrills and dangers of crossing Cho La (Pass), all lying close by in the adjacent valley. Therefore, a prospective trekkers should seriously consider going via the Gokyo route, if possible.
This is the first out of four videos in this series, and includes a 2 minute preview of the entire journey.
Full series details:
Part 1- Delhi - Kathmandu - Lukla - Phakding - Namche Bazar • The better route to Ev...
Part 2- Namche Bazar - Macchermo - Dole • EBC Trek Part 2/4 - Wa...
Part 3- Dole - Gokyo Lakes - Gokyo Ri - Ngozumpa Glacier - Thangnak - Cho La (Pass) -Dzongla
Part 4- Dzongla - Lobuche - Gorakshep - Everest Base Camp - Lobuche - Pheriche - Namche - Jorsalle - Phakding - Lukla - Kathmandu
I travelled from Delhi, India and the videos have been shot between 4-17 May, 2024.
Brief Itinerary:
Day 1- Delhi to Kathmandu and last minute trek gear shopping
Day 2- Kathmandu to Lukla by helicopter, and trek to Phakding
Day 3- Phakding to Namche Bazar
Day 4- Namche Bazar Acclimatization hike
Day 5- Namche to Dole
Day 6- Dole to Machhermo
Day 7- Machhermo to Gokyo lakes 1, 2, 3
Day 8- Gokyo Ri summit, and crossing Ngozumpa glacier to reach Thangnak
Day 9- Thangnak to Dzongla after crossing Cho La (Pass)
Day 10- Dzongla to Lobuche
Day 11- Lobuche to EBC via Gorakshep, and return back till Pheriche
Day 12- Pheriche to Jorsalle, via Tengboche and Namche Bazar
Day 13- Jorsalle to Lukla
Day 14- Lukla to Kathmandu to Delhi
Chapters to navigate this video:
0:00 Preview entire trek
2:12 Day 1- Kathmandu
3:20 Day 2- Helicopter to Lukla
10:03 Lukla
12:52 Trek begins
17:23 Phakding
18:17 Day 3- Towards Namche Bazar
23:43 Enter Sagarmatha National Park
26:21 Hillary Bridge
30:17 Namche Bazar
32:59 Coming Up in Part 2
Feel free to ask any queries related to the trek in comments.
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Thank you for watching!!!

[@chrischivz1940]

Looking forward to parts 2-4. I am taking the same trek via Gokyo at the end of October!! Thanks for sharing!

[@prkDelhi]

Thats great, the views should be more clear in October. Best wishes! Part 2 should be up by coming Sunday.

[@MP-dv4el]

superb as always

[@prkDelhi]

Thanks for the appreciation.

[@karipintakivi9153]

Here is even better route, thinking outside the box: Namche - Tengboche - Phortse - Thore/Thare - Nha - Gokyo - (Cho La) - Dzongla - Lobuche - Gorak Shep - Dingpoche - Phortse - Namche etc. Reasons: on more day of acclimatisation in Thore/Thare, going to upper kharkas to see snow leopards, rustic quiet lodges at Thore/Thare and Nha looking down at the low Dole - Machermo trail, getting to hike the amazing Pangpoche to Phortse High Scenic trail. Much less trakkers more impressive trails.

[@prkDelhi]

Yes, I wondered about it from the other side (Dole) - what would it be like to trek on the phortse-gokyo trail. Looked so isolated and remote. I think this is also the option if one doesn't wish to cross cho la. Namche-Gokyo, come back via Phortse to Tengboche.

[@NoemiPica]

wowwww.... what period?

[@prkDelhi]

It was a 15 day trek in May this year, you can see more details in the description.

[@NITBAN]

Did you go with guide and porters?

[@prkDelhi]

Yes, we had 1 guide and 2 porters for 4 trekkers.

[@NITBAN]

@@prkDelhi thanks 👍