Everest Basecamp Trek Nepal & Island Peak

SummitTrek News, Everest, Basecamp Trek, Island Peaks in Nepal trekking news 2014

(Photos in slideshow: Valerie Hovland, Tunc Findik, Elselien te Hennepe, Bruce Manning, & Preston Stroud)

News of our recent expedition: Everest Basecamp Trek Nepal and Island Peak

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Denise, Angela enjoying the kalapather - Photo Denise and Angela

View from Kalapather. View of Khumbu Ice fall. Photo Angela

Everest Base Camp and walking up to KalaPather. Photo Angela.

At Pheriche - Photo Angela

Memories and Budish art. Photo Angela.

Our EBC trekker. Photo Bruce. At Pangboche lama having bless. Photo Charles Szekeres.

Group Photos from AmaDablam climber, Island Peak and EBC member. Gate of Tangboche Gompa. Photo Angela

Just below walking down from Namche. Photo Angela.

Namche Bazaar and Villages between lukla and Phakding. Photo Angela

Villages between lukla and Phakding. Jokiyo carrying loading going to Lukla. Photo Angela

Old script in the way to Phakding. Angela and Denis enjoying dinner before going trek. Photo Angela.

25 October -

Reporting Ang Dorjee Sherpa - Members reach Everest Base camp and back to Kathmandu now. Thank you.

20 October -

Charles Szekeres - Hi everyone. I was out of contact for several days. So far success on Island Peak. We ( a sherpa and I) were the first for the day. Great weather, amazing view of Lhotse face. The whole summit is the size of a large table, then it drops straight off. Right now I am back in Pengbotche, hoping to take a first shower in 8 days. Tomorrow I'll go up to Ama Dablam base camp and will continue working on acclimatizing.

16 October -

News of big snowfall in Annapurna region. Luckily our SummitClimb & SummitTrek teams are ok. Condolences to families of those tragicly lost.
This is Dani leader of Ama Dablam our Everert BC walkers have now split from us to continue on there trek, The rest of the team are now .

What a view from Tanboche. View from on the way to BC. Photo Charles Szekeres.

Tangboche Monastery Gate. Photo Charles Szekeres. View from Tanboche, Beautiful AmaDablam. Photo Charles Szekeres.

Tangboche Monastry. Photo Charles Szekeres. Tea Break. Photo Charles Szekeres.

Walking down to Pangboche. Photo Charles Szekeres. Suspension Bridge. Photo Charles Szekeres.

Nice view of AmaDablam Alfons with AmaDablam Background.

Nice view of AmaDablam.Photo Charles Szekeres. Alfons with AmaDablam Background.Photo Charles Szekeres.

Namche Bazaar View from just below Namche Bazaar.

Namche Bazaar.Photo Charles Szekeres. View from just below Namche Bazaar. Photo Charles Szekeres.

Jordon in namche bazaar. Charles in Namche bazaar.

Jordon in Namche bazaar. Photo Charles Szekeres. Charles in Namche Bazaar. Photo Charles Szekeres.

15 October -

Charles Szekeres - Today after two rainy days in Namche Bazaar the skies cleared and we headed up valley. Past the Tangboche monostery, we just rolled into Pengbotche. The village sits under Ama Dablam. The mountain did not disappoint, it is very, very imposing. Looks way cooler than Everest in a distance.

Climbing pack with the view of AmaDablam Dudh Koshi looks nice. Yak drivers with Yaks

Climbing pack with the view of AmaDablam. Dudh Koshi looks nice. Yak drivers with yak. Photo Charles Szekeres.

Welcome to Sagarmatha National Park. Team member resting in warm tea house.

Welcome to Sagarmatha National Park. Team member resting in warm tea house. Photo Charles Szekeres.

Pamela posing behind water fall in Taktak

Suspension bridge near Phakding. Pamela posing behind water fall in Taktak. Photo Charles Szekeres.

Walking down to next village, phakding

Walking down to next village, Phakding. Photo Charles Szekeres.

13 October -

Todays Tweet from Expedition leader : This is Dani leader of Ama Dablam, Island Peak and Everest Base Camp# We are now at Namche Bazar and all team members have made it.