Great video! Thank you for your advice, and for having this channel. Your videos helps me a lot with planning, training etc.

@thetrailhunter4469

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for always watching. Glad you’re enjoying them. If you have any requests or questions, do send them over. 👍

Completed my EBC trek and summit of khala pathar in early april 2019. Your videos was a huge help on planning the trek! Keep it up :)

@thetrailhunter4469

5 жыл бұрын

Ahh amazing, congratulations! I trust you had a good time. Thanks very much!

Hi buddy. Congretulations for all the info you gave us. I'll follow them as soon as I get in Kathmandu.

Excellent video!!! I hope you get to trek other high elevation places like Kilimanjaro, Mount Elbrus and Macchu Picchu!! Awesome places.

Awesome!! Ready to go, heading there in two days May 18th, just packed my bag!! I must say you are correct in how easy it is to plan, and come together, but i guess it all comes down to the actual trek you need the energy for that.. lol! Thanks for all the great advise!

Leaving tomorrow for my EBC trek! So excited!

@thetrailhunter4469

5 жыл бұрын

Wahoo! Good luck. Hit me up on Instagram, will look forward to seeing your Base Camp selfie!

Nice info. thanks for sharing.

@thetrailhunter4469

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

@thetrailhunter4469

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Any further questions do let me know. 👍

I can walk the distance, I sometimes do 20 kms per day, a couple of times a week. As for altitude, I climb a total of 24 feet over a 7 kilometre stretch. We don't have altitude, just attitude! Still going to do the Jiri/base camp, on my own. Hanging out to see snow, never seen it before.

Hi Russ, amazing videos you've got. Top notch!!! I am a huge fan. One question though, how do you get funding to travel? because i really want to travel and hike as well.

@thetrailhunter4469

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Seechum. Thanks very much. Ahh I just work and save dude. I don’t spend my money on anything I don’t need. I don’t buy clothes or any luxuries except for equipment. I don’t go out drinking often etc etc.

Hi Russ, another great video! Heading to EBC in 3 weeks, I just can not wait! Your videos are so useful and I think I binged watched all of them. What do you do to get yourself ready for trek? Of course you prepare for hiking by hiking but do you do also any gym training? At home exercises? Maybe an idea for video? :)

@thetrailhunter4469

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Petra. Ahh thanks so much and glad you’re enjoying the videos. I actually don’t do much training apart from walking. I’ve never really gotten into going to the gym, it never beats the outdoors haha. But of course, stretching is good. Yoga, and actually meditation is good as mental health is important for endurance and mindfulness when out on trail. Apart from that, just walk, enjoy and keep going. For EBC altitude is the biggest challenge. So before your trek I advise hiking at around 3,500m for a couple of nights to discover how your body reacts. It will stand you in good stead for EBC as you’ll know what to expect. Hope that helps and happy trails!

@Petra-vs3ld

4 жыл бұрын

@@thetrailhunter4469 Thanks for the speedy response. That's good to hear, like you said nothing beats outdoors :) I guess I'm bit nervous as I have never done such hike and indeed the altitude is scary - I live in NL below sea level. Good tip about the meditation and mindfulness! I don't have much experience in that area. Any tips on how to start?

@thetrailhunter4469

4 жыл бұрын

Petra sure! Download an app called Headspace. It’s guided meditation and mindfulness training. Also watch Actualised.org on KZread and head to his topics on meaning, solitude and reality. Definitely head for a place where you can experience altitude, it will help you a great deal. It’s not about strength, it’s about endurance.

@Petra-vs3ld

4 жыл бұрын

@@thetrailhunter4469 Awesome, thanks so much for all the tips, will check it out!

@thetrailhunter4469

4 жыл бұрын

Happy Hikin! 👍

Hi Russ, off to Nepal in three weeks to do the EBC, and found all your videos some of the best on the subject. just one question, how much local currency did you need on the trek, for permits/ accommodation/ food ect, and what denominations are best to have, to avoid having problems with getting change? look forward to your reply, and thanks for passing on all the good advice.

@thetrailhunter4469

4 жыл бұрын

Heya, sorry about the late reply. Only jus got back from the hills. Thanks for the kind words. So I took about 20,000 Nepalese Rupees. Which was about £200 and I only spent £150 of it. Sounds like a lot, but for extra meds, food and some tips it adds up as you get higher. Most items are rounded up so change wasn’t much of an issue. I used a trekking company for all the permits so that was inclusive. The company charged me about £950 for flights, a guide, permits, admin fees, most meals and all accommodation. Hope that helps. 👍

@Petetrenouth

4 жыл бұрын

@@thetrailhunter4469 yes. thank you/

Interested to know the cost difference between booking everything through a company and doing everything directly yourself. I get the convenience of the company v chancing you doing it yourself and the possible complications, but I think it is a matter of the saving of doing yourself. If the saving was more than 50-60%, then it's an option where as anything less, it may be well just to do it through a company.

@thetrailhunter4469

5 жыл бұрын

Sure, I plan on returning to Base Camp in the future and going solo. But I think I’ll still spend the money with the trekking company to book everything for me and get all the paperwork done in one hit as well as booking accommodation and flights in advance. They’ll have numbers to call folks at the tea houses up to Namche/Tengboche. But without all that, yeah I reckon you could save between 20 to 50% without a guide and if you flew to Phaplu instead of Lukla. 👍

@walkable-earth

5 жыл бұрын

It cost me about EUR 450 for a 3 week trip. I was walking in from Jiri and flying out of Lukla. The flight was around USD 80. I tend to go hiking in Nepal during low/off seasons. That way you don't always have to pay for accommodation in the tea houses if you eat dinner and breakfast there. Traditionally, that's how tea houses worked before tourists arrived. Organising it yourself is really easy and can be done within a couple hours in Kathmandu. You go to the Nepal Tourism Board office and get the permits and TIMS card. Then, on the way back to your guesthouse you book the bus to Jiri. Ask at the Nepal Tourism Board information which bus station to go to. There really is no need to book anything in advance. The return flight can be booked in Namche or Lukla the day before.

@dcaudwell

5 жыл бұрын

You don’t need a guide or to book anything through any agency. Book your Lukla flight online through Tara or Yeti. A TIMS permit is no longer required (as of fall 2018) but you do need 2 permits: a regional permit that you buy just as you leave Lukla village, the other National Park permit at Monjo (probably day 2 for most people) - both can be bought directly and easily, in person. Having got your flights and your permits you are done....except for the walking!!! Way cheaper! And you don’t need a guide - in Kathmandu or Lukla you can get a 1:50,000 map of the 3 passes route (the nicest map of the region) and get hiking! Plus you may decide to do the 3 passes with a side trip to EBC which gets you better views and keeps you largely away from the crowds for a much nicer (if longer) experience

You should tell in the videos that the EBC it's de worts part of all the treks that you can do a round Everest area. It's the most turistic place and there is nothing special in the EBC, just a tick for your bucket list. There are so much better places to visit like Gokyo, Kala Pattar or Chukking. You can't even see properly the Everest from the base camp.

It's a walk in the park. You walk 4-5 hours a day in a relatively slow pace. It isn't challenging at all.

@thetrailhunter4469

5 жыл бұрын

You might be the only person to ever have said that. 😂

@spektrumB

5 жыл бұрын

@@thetrailhunter4469 I think training for endurance helps your body to utilise oxygen better at higher altitude. I saw many people had to take breaks every 30 - 40 m when ascending Kala Patthar. I walked up that hill in one shot without stopping. I also saw old couples with full grey hair(I guess in their 60's) doing the trek without porter. How hard can it be? Just have some training for endurance, ether running , cycling or whatever. It's very doable for everyone. It isn't hard.

Do the trekking company's all speak English ?

@thetrailhunter4469

5 жыл бұрын

Many people in Nepal speak English, chances are most of those who work in the trekking companies will. Thanks for watching. Any more questions let me know. 👍