The second part of the description of trekking to the base under Mount Everest – Everest Base Camp (EBC) by Gokyo Ri and Chola Pass. Description of the first part – the beginning of the route from Lukla to Gokyo at this link. Day 8: rest in Tagnag We start the new week with a rest day in Tagnag (4700m). Yesterday’s ascent to Gokyo Ri (5375m) made itself felt, and thanks to the lowering of the altitude, we hope to regenerate some strength. The highest point of the expedition is still ahead of us. We spend the day sunbathing (during the day at such an altitude the sun warms very…

Everest Base Camp and Gokyo Ri trekking is the icon of the Himalaya trekking routes. I first heard about trekking in Nepal at a presentation in Warsaw’s Meridian Zero café at the end of 2017. There was a sentence that went something like this: The Himalayas are not so inaccessible, you just need to want and prepare well. I returned home full of enthusiasm, thinking about the Himalayas. A few days later, on one of the travel groups, I noticed an announcement about going to the Himalayas for trekking to the base under Mount Everest, or Everest Base Camp (EBC) through Lake Gokyo and the peak of Gokyo Ri. Without…