Fiordland or Nepal??

Hutch, when do you fly out of Kathmandu? Our paths just might cross. Would be good to meet up for a beer if possible. :)

AMS is a real simple science. No more than 400m of vertical climbing a day and a rest day every few days. On your rest day do an acclimatisation climb. Here's what I did for my 3 passes trek. Day 1 Fly to lukla. Hike to Phakding. Day 2 namche bazaar. Day 3 rest day day hike to khumjung. Day 4 pangboche Day 5 chukkung (mild headache) Day 6 rest day hike to chukkung ri Day 7 lobouche via kangMa la Day 8 gorak shep and EBC Day 9 kala pattar leave as early as possible to get sunrise and Beat the crowds EBC Day 10 kala pattar again then down to dzongla Day 11 Gokyo via cho la pass (best day of trek) Day 12 Gokyo ri (fantastic viewpoint) Day 13 thame via rengo la Day 14 namche bazaar for a much needed rice wine shower And trinket shop. Day 15 lukla and flight back. Correction there was a night in dingbouche between pangboche and chukkung. It's easy to swap flights back to Kathmandu you can easily swap tickets to suit you which is what I did for no extra cost just ask a lodge owner to help you in lukla. Refrain from eating meat in the Sherpa Kingdom as they are vegetarian and just remember that meat has been carried up from the lowlands and is rank. Just get the all you can eat vege thali. Just ask for seconds of rice and curry when they walk past. Kathmandu is a sensory overload . Thamel is a got place to start for a day or two. Super cheap rooms, foodand beer. You must register downtown and organise a tims card if doing it alone. They will not let you trek without a tims card. Once back from the EBC (if you choose to do this) head to pokhara a lovely lakeside city great to base yourself for the Annapurna and has the best white water too. Man makes me wanna head back but bubs can't handle the altitude.

Cheers for all that Gaiters! Really appreciate it!! I knew there were two routes to Everest, and had in mind to do it in a 'loop', which looks like what you did, yeah? I reckon I'd follow your trip pretty closely. Whilst perusing potential treks for my upcoming trip to Nepal, I came across this..... The Great Himalaya Trail. Whilst this is clearly not an option for this trip (I only have 9 weeks, not 6 months, and need to improve both skills and fitness before tackling it), the 1700km long, high-route Nepal section of the Great Himalaya Trail has now jumped to the very, very top of my tramping bucket list!! I thought about doing it next year for my 40th, instead of going to Alaska as planned, but can't if I want to maintain eligibility for NZ citizenship. So instead, I reckon it will be my way of celebrating obtaining NZ citizenship and passport. So I have two years to literally train my freakin' arse off! :)

Kreig, Well done on your arrangements and I hope it all works out for you. Enjoy and be safe mate Back to honoras post though,gotta agree with wayno...that was way off base and was strangely off topic When people start on about individuals travelling by air and trying a guilt trip about greenhouse emissions I roll my eyes and go...... . .........

I reckon Honora is probably the most experienced tramper here. And she has taken the time to give me loads of time and advice both publicly and privately. I respect her greatly; she has never offended me. Not once. Hasn't offended me this time either. I get where she was coming from. These may be public forums, but this is my thread. Please don't attack Honora. Just joun me in my enthusiasm for my upcoming treks in Nepal, or don't. All good. But enough berating of Honora please. Cheers! :)

I will back Kreig on that.

I concur Honora is a legend.

Honora is always gracious and informed with her comments. She's not a half bad phlebotomist either....painless 10/10 last time ;) @Kreig - 2 words LUCKY BUGGER! I was in Nepal 24 years ago and Pokhara was still just a large village. I saw pictures of it on a Choice TV doco recently and it seems to have exploded. Hopefully it's still got its lakeside charm. Kathmandu was a bit of a polluted hole frankly, and I'm sure it's worse now. Get what you need and get out! It's only saving grace was Tuborg beer and a little German bakery out by the Ring Rd somewhere.

Hi Kreig I noticed you used the word probably but it's a big call to say, "Honora is probably the most experienced tramper here" when you don't know the back grounds of many of the posters. Honora is certainly up there but I can think of some posters with similar or more experience especially if taking in to consideration the total time spent tramping/working in the back country and their coverage of NZ. I'm a big fan of Honora and Frank and the work they do. I'd vote Honora the poster I most enjoy reading on here!

Ive been to Nepal a few times now. I 1st went to Everest base camp about 30 years ago and it was crowed then. Annapurna circuit now has a road just about all the way around it. Kanchenjunga or the Manaslu Circuit Trek is where I plan to go next. Not so developed and not crowded with tourists. The last time I went was the 1st time I have hired a guide and I would hire one the next time I go as well it just made everything so much easier.