Description: NEPAL. Everest Region, Everest Base Camp and Khumbu Glacier. May
12th, 2012. Sitting at 5,364 meters, the Everest Base Camp lies at the foot of Mount
Everest, the world’s highest mountain. Beyond that just at 4,900 meters at its
source, the Khumbu Glacier is the world’s highest glacier located at the start of the
route to scaling Mount Everest.
My partner and I chose to leave our corporate positions to focus on
personal development and start our own venture. The first leg of our
journey took us through the Himalayas in the Everest Region, crossing the Chola Pass, Everest Base Camp (5,364m), the summit of Gokyo
Ri (5,360m) and ending with a 16-hour technical ascent of Island Peak,
just beyond 6,180m. My decision to choose Nepal as a destination
began with the desire to test my limits, both mental and physical. I have
spent a significant amount of time trekking and climbing at much lower
altitudes and decided this was my opportunity. For me, this marked a
significant personal change. After spending many months training and
preparing, I summited one of the world’s highest introductory peaks,
had photographed it all and made it back to tell the tale; a feat I never
would have imagined myself accomplishing only a short time before.