At long last we were able to go to Nepal and see Everest.  Shaun and I flew from London on the 31st October 2007 and then caught another flight from Bahrain to Kathmandu.

2nd November, we were given a guided tour of Kathmandu and then explored Thamel.  Both of which proved to be fairly chaotic.

On my birthday we explored Kathmandu on foot and then had an evening meal at the Yak & Yeti

4th November, alarm at 4.30am to catch our flight from Kathmandu to Lukla

5th November, soon we were crossing a number of suspension bridges on our way to the excellent Zamling Guest House in Namche Bazaar

6th November, a rest day in Namche Bazaar.  It is still cloudy so we had not seen any mountains yet.

7th November, we were meant to stop at Tengboche but everywhere was full so we continued on to Dewoche and stayed at a delightful basic lodge.

8th November, porridge and toast for breakfast and then a walk up to Dingboche arriving at 2pm.  At last the cloud had gone and we could see some of the fabulous mountains

9th November, a rest day.  I was not feeling too good and starting to feel the cold.

10th November, beautiful scenery as we left Dingboche in the early morning heading for Lobuche at 5018m

11th November, a very cold night and I had stomach ache but we continued up to Gorak Shep arriving at 9am and then on to Everest Base camp where a Thai expedition was just packing up to head home.  It was then a long weary walk back to Gorak Shep and our pleasant lodge.

12th November, we left our lodge at 5.15am to walk up Kalar Pattar (5540m).  We had the summit to ourselves and incredible views, it was however bitterly cold in the wind.  A rapid descent followed, breakfast at Gorak Shep, lunch at Lobuche and then a walk around to Zongla.  It was so cold here when the sun went down.

13th November, alarm at 4.30am and then after breakfast we set off for the Chola Pass.  The last part of the climb up and the first part of the descent were both quite steep but the views at the top made it all worthwhile.  We had to cross a chaotic glacier to reach Gokyo.

14th November, we reached Gokyo Ri at about 8.45am.  From here we had the most spectacular views and then it was a long walk down to Dole where we arrived at 3.45pm.  Also in the photographs is our excellent guide Kaila and one of our most helpful porters, Depak.

15th November, still very cold at night.  We passed many frozen waterfalls on our way to the Everest View hotel and then to the Zamling guest house in Namche Bazaar.  How wonderful it was to have running water and a proper wash.

16th November, a long walk today to Lukla where we arrived at 3.30pm.  We had a short while to view the runway before it became too dark.

17th November, our plane was delayed but it gave us an opportunity to watch this small but busy airport.

18th November, a chance to enjoy the warmth and peace that the hotel offered

19th November, because we had finished two days early we requested an excursion to outlying villages and the Tibetan carpet factory

20th November, the local school's playing field and then a walk around Thamel and plenty of haggling over prices.  Finishing with afternoon tea of course

21st November, a final taste of the local food before the flight home that night

22nd November, back home before mid-day