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Sixteen days to Base Camp: a first-timer diary
By Elena M.April 2, 20269 min read
Thin air and a sunrise on Kala Patthar I will never forget.
I am not a mountaineer. I had never slept above 3,000 metres before I flew into Lukla. This is exactly what the trek to Everest Base Camp felt like, day by day.