Thank you for sharing all the tips. It is really well done. Im wondering, can i fly my dji mini drone at the trek? I watched craig adam’s hiking video and really fascinated with the drone clips he captured.
What fitness watch did you use that has altitude on it. I'm in the planning stage of a Nov 2025 trek to base camp. Your video is outstanding. Thank you.
Howdy, I didn’t use a fitness watch but an altimeter is a standard feature on all outdoor fitness watches. I simply downloaded an app on my phone that used my phones GPS. It was accurate enough for me.
I stick with my advice in this video. I would not rent a sleeping bag. At the least you could get away with buying a cheaper -5 sleeping bag if you used the tea house blankets as well.
Some comments: 1:18 the compulsory guide rule is not enforced, and in Solu-Khumbu (Everest) area local government has flatly refused to comply anyway. So no guide needed for EBC treks. Insurance: everybody should google Helicopter Rescue Scam Nepal 40:17 no need to carry several liters of water from lodge to lodge. On my last 4 week trek in Solu-Khumbu I drank 2 liters of water between lodges/teashops/camps. In 28 days, total. Did you hike the high Phortse route on the way up to EBC, instead of just through Tengboche twice? If yes, congratulations!
Due to the rule it didn’t feel right to give advice against it. Regarding water, 2L is what I recommended in the video along with additional carrying capacity (that doesn’t need to be filled).
@@betterhiking Well, in Khumbu there is no compulsory guide rule in effect. Period. You did not read my comment with thought: I did not carry 2 liters, I DRANK 2 liters during hiking in 28 days. That means 0.5 liters per week or 0.07 liters per day on average. Lodges/teashops are everywhere, no need to carry water for nothing. Your video is quite OK otherwise. PS. I have been trekking in Nepal since 1984, about 11 months of trailtime. 5 times in Khumbu 5 months total.
Drinking 0.5L per week is not normal, nor is it good advice to give to novices. No idea about the enforcement of the guide rule but it is a ruling regardless if you follow it or not - that part is your decision. And how on earth did you survive off of 0.5L per week?! That’s nuts.
@@betterhiking That was the amount of water I drank between camps/lodges/teashops, i.e. while on the trail. I see no reason to carry water from one watering hole to another. Maximum distance on EBC trek between a place to drink is about 2 hours, even less, only 30 minutes most of the time. A healthy person can easily go without drinking for several hours. At lodges in the evenings I drank a lot, also beer. I was also fast, Monjo to Namche 2:30 as an example, Gokyo to Lumde over Renjo La 5 hours, etc. It is also a total misunderstanding to tell people to drink a lot in order to prevent AMS. There is zero scientific evidence for that. More water is lost in the process, that is true, but that amounts only to 0.5 to 1 liter per day. Drink when thirsty, that is all there is to it. I had an email exchange about this with dr Peter Hackett, world's leading high altitude expert. He also said he does not carry any water on his high altitude treks, and also drinks beer up there...
Awesome video. It was so nice to have you in our trip.
Hope to see you again soon!!
Brilliant and professional presentation man! So nicely put together 👏👏
Thank you for the detailed video. I am travelling to EBC in October 2024.
Hopefully the video has set you up nicely. Good luck!
Thank you for sharing all the tips. It is really well done. Im wondering, can i fly my dji mini drone at the trek? I watched craig adam’s hiking video and really fascinated with the drone clips he captured.
You need to pay lots of money and apply for a government permit to fly a drone in the national parks. Regular cameras capture the beauty just fine.
What fitness watch did you use that has altitude on it. I'm in the planning stage of a Nov 2025 trek to base camp. Your video is outstanding. Thank you.
Howdy, I didn’t use a fitness watch but an altimeter is a standard feature on all outdoor fitness watches. I simply downloaded an app on my phone that used my phones GPS. It was accurate enough for me.
Thank you. I am flying to Lukla on 22nd September 2024 but plan to rent my sleeping bag from Thamel. Would you know which stores are best to go to?
I stick with my advice in this video. I would not rent a sleeping bag. At the least you could get away with buying a cheaper -5 sleeping bag if you used the tea house blankets as well.
Some comments:
1:18 the compulsory guide rule is not enforced, and in Solu-Khumbu (Everest) area local government has flatly refused to comply anyway. So no guide needed for EBC treks.
Insurance: everybody should google Helicopter Rescue Scam Nepal
40:17 no need to carry several liters of water from lodge to lodge. On my last 4 week trek in Solu-Khumbu I drank 2 liters of water between lodges/teashops/camps. In 28 days, total.
Did you hike the high Phortse route on the way up to EBC, instead of just through Tengboche twice? If yes, congratulations!
Due to the rule it didn’t feel right to give advice against it.
Regarding water, 2L is what I recommended in the video along with additional carrying capacity (that doesn’t need to be filled).
@@betterhiking Well, in Khumbu there is no compulsory guide rule in effect. Period.
You did not read my comment with thought: I did not carry 2 liters, I DRANK 2 liters during hiking in 28 days. That means 0.5 liters per week or 0.07 liters per day on average. Lodges/teashops are everywhere, no need to carry water for nothing.
Your video is quite OK otherwise.
PS. I have been trekking in Nepal since 1984, about 11 months of trailtime. 5 times in Khumbu 5 months total.
Drinking 0.5L per week is not normal, nor is it good advice to give to novices. No idea about the enforcement of the guide rule but it is a ruling regardless if you follow it or not - that part is your decision.
And how on earth did you survive off of 0.5L per week?! That’s nuts.
@@betterhiking That was the amount of water I drank between camps/lodges/teashops, i.e. while on the trail. I see no reason to carry water from one watering hole to another. Maximum distance on EBC trek between a place to drink is about 2 hours, even less, only 30 minutes most of the time. A healthy person can easily go without drinking for several hours. At lodges in the evenings I drank a lot, also beer. I was also fast, Monjo to Namche 2:30 as an example, Gokyo to Lumde over Renjo La 5 hours, etc.
It is also a total misunderstanding to tell people to drink a lot in order to prevent AMS. There is zero scientific evidence for that. More water is lost in the process, that is true, but that amounts only to 0.5 to 1 liter per day. Drink when thirsty, that is all there is to it. I had an email exchange about this with dr Peter Hackett, world's leading high altitude expert. He also said he does not carry any water on his high altitude treks, and also drinks beer up there...