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Hike from Lukla to Mount Everest Base Camp
By HikingOn | April 17, 2009
I would like to send all my condolences out to the families of the 10/08/2008 Yeti Airlines crash victims. First of all: excuse the poor music, please! This video shows (the flight to and) the trek from Lukla (2800 metres) to Mt. Everest basecamp (5300 metres) and Kala Pattar (5600 metres) in Khumbu Himal, Nepal. It’s a combination of film footage and photos. I went there in Spring 2006.
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Topics: Hiking | 25 Comments »
October 7th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
I really enjoyed this video, was really inspirational! If anyone has information about the Everest hike please message me
October 8th, 2008 at 1:37 am
I like the music.
Unbelievable scenery. Unforgettable experience, I’m sure. Lucky you!
October 21st, 2008 at 8:41 pm
iv only just watched this video and wow !! it looks great!! im going there for 3 weeks in september 2009 with my army cadets and now iv just watched this video i cant wait to go its looks amazing! thans so much for sharing?:)
from ollie aged 16
November 5th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
ringrave100 I wish your expedition the best of luck I have just returned from Nepal where we did the same trek that is seen in the video it was truely amazing our expedition consisted of 12 cadets from LNR ACF and 6 Adult instructors as well as mountain leaders and guides. You will find it a true experience and I wish you all the best of luck. Remember to ascend slowly it really makes a difference.
L CPL Matthew West
D Coy
LNR ACF
November 26th, 2008 at 4:54 am
it looks great!!
i will b going there in december with my school
i dont think we are going to the base camp though. the highest we’re going is somewhere called Phortse. is that very far from the base camp?
November 27th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Yes, going from Phortse to Everest Base Camp means at least a 4 days walk!
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:15 pm
very nice video, thank you!
January 6th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Thank you very much!!!!
very enjoyable!!!
very nice video, it should be longer for me
more more more,..
i love the way you mix it with your beautiful photographs.
I also plan ti visit Nepal and do some trek there.
I plan to go in Spring (but i haven’t booked plane ticket yet), Does spring quite good there to photographs of the mountain view(clear sky, nice sunrise, beautiful sunset)?
Or will it be better on autumn?
January 7th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Spring should be fine. I went there in February/March and the pictures speak for themselves I guess, plus you won’t meet too many people on the trek. Nevertheless you should have the best views in early autumn, i.e. in October and November after monsoon. Bad thing it’s really crowdy there around that time of the year. Most people go there in autumn, so it’s up to you and what you prefer…extremely nice views & crowded lodges or very nice views and empty lodges
I recommend early spring time!
January 11th, 2009 at 10:02 am
brings back memories.
no doubt one of the most fascinating journies i’ve ever done, trekking peaks Gokyo Ri + Kala Pattar, and Ev Base camp.
i just returned to kathmandu exactly 1 year ago.
doing this in the middle of a himalayan winter was no doubt physically and mentally challenging….on top of being frozen, but i recommend it especially when there’s only a handful of fellow tourists.
it is really humlbing to see the sherpa people prosper in such brutal environmental conditions.
January 18th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
This video gets me pumped for whats to come
Me and my best pal are going to tackle Everest next year; he told me me about the idea like an overly-excited child
Now I see why
January 25th, 2009 at 4:29 am
Nice video.You experienced some most of us will only dream of.
February 10th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Thanks for posting !!
I’m going in October 2009 – just a spur of the moment booking !!!
I am SO excited as well.
I too worry about will I be okay, I’m going for 19days.
I’m gonna treat myself to a nice digital camera and take some nice shots, hopefully !!
How fit should you be do you reckon ??
Like, able to run a half marathon type fit ??
February 24th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
That’s quite difficult to answer. Certainly, being in good shape is not the worst idea you can have before setting off to such a trip. Nevertheless: don’t exaggerate. Personally I did not prepare at all by doing a lot of sports and did quite well during the trek. When it comes to feeling good in high altitude it’s much more important to ascend slowly and not to gain more than 300 or 400 metres a day. Plus you need to allow some resting days in between your ascend and everything should be fine.
March 2nd, 2009 at 3:56 pm
beautiful footage. what kind of still camera and what kind of video camera did you use to get such high quality footage onto youtube? thanks for posting this.
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Someone now the name of the music in this clip?
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Been there and done that and want to do it again thanks to you. Great vid and thank you for posting it.
Joe Cummins ,Watford England.
March 6th, 2009 at 2:06 am
Most of the pictures were taken with a Nikon F80 and a 28-300 mm lens. I scanned them from slides, so the quality is actually not that good. The video footage was taken with a simple digital photo camera, nothing special.
March 6th, 2009 at 2:07 am
I’m sorry, I can’t remember the name of the song since I took it from a website with license-free music. But you can easily convert this track into mp3 using free converters. Just google it.
March 9th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Super made video with great pictures!Thanks for posting!
March 16th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
awesome!! planning on cimbing everest myself
March 27th, 2009 at 12:09 am
Jez
If you think you are fit, then double your regime and get even fitter !!
I went to Base Camp in May 2008. I’ve played 600 football matches; am a fitness coach and personal trainer (although I’m late 40′s). And it was extrememly harsh.
Oxygen is 50% of what we have in UK. Plus dodgy food, bad stomach, lack of sleep (mostly my snoring on others).
Brilliant tho’ and am going back in May 2010. Here I am 10 months on and still daydreaming and pinching myself; did I do it?!!!
Mick, Chelmsford
March 27th, 2009 at 12:19 am
Namaste Nilsemann.
Beautiful work. Simply beautiful. Made my breathing slow down and my mind wander.
Thank you and Namaste.
Mick, Chelmsford, UK
April 1st, 2009 at 8:42 am
awesome clip… brings back memories. I did the exact same trek. I want to go back!!!
Jam Jam… Bistali Bistali
April 5th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
i did it in November 2008 Lukla to Everest base camp but i went to Gokyo and Khalapattar as well which were truly amazing, its a must for anyone who loves the mountains or trekking but the Chola Pass was one of the highlights