Everest Base Camp during Covid (Kala Patthar, Cho La, Gokyo) Nov-20

Описание: Travel vlog from my trek to Everest Base Camp, Kala Patthar, Cho La Pass and Gokyo in November 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, shortly after Nepal re-opened its border.

November is usually peak season due to ideal weather conditions, but the trail was almost entirely empty. I traveled with a guide (Karan Gurung) from Discovery World Trekking. We met 5 International tourists in 12 days and visited Kala Patthar and crossed Cho La Pass without meeting a single soul. Most lodges were empty and in some cases we were the first guests in over 8 months. A truly unique opportunity to experience the Himalayas the way they were meant to be seen.

5:18 Hillary suspension bridge
8:58 Everest View Hotel
11:08 Tengboche Monastery
17:20 Kala Patthar
23:48 Cho La Pass
26:27 Gokyo Lakes

Day 1: Lukla (2,840m) to Phakding (2,650m) 7km 2h
Day 2: Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3,440m) 14km 6h
Day 3: Acclimatizing - Everest View Hotel (3,880m)
Day 4: Namche to Pangboche (3,930m) 16km 7h
Day 5: Pangboche to Dingboche (4,410m) 6km 2h
Day 6: Acclimatizing - Viewpoint (4,800m)
Day 7: Dingboche to Gorakshep (5,190m) 17km 7h
Day 8: Kala Patthar (5,643m), EBC to Lobuche (4,910m) 18km 8h
Day 9: Lobuche to Dzongla (4,830m) 7km 2h
Day 10: Cho La Pass (5,420m) to Gokyo (4,790m) 18km 8h
Day 11: Gokyo to Namche Bazaar 25km 8h
Day 12: Namche to Lukla 21km 7h

Soundtrack
Ran the Man - Travellers
Moments of Clarity - Gallway Flex
Chicago - Groove Armada
Japanese Electronics - Commix
Edge Hill - Groove Armada
Black Milk - Massive Attack
Float - Chubbanak Club
On Top of the World - Imagine Dragons

The vlog was filmed almost entirely using GoPro 8, with some added footage from iPhone XR and Canon M50. Edited in iMovie.