Everest High Pass Trek: Conquering Three Himalayan Giants in 16 Days
T?e E??e??e??t H??g? ??a??s T??e??, a??s?? ??n??w?? ??s t?e E??e??e??t T?r??e H??g? ??a??s??s T??e??, i?? ?? ??h??l??e??g??n?? ??n?? ??e??a??d??n?? 16-d??y j??u??n??y t?r??u??h N??p??l's K?u??b?? ??e??i??n. ??h??s t??e?? ??f??e??s a??v??n??u??e??s t?e o??p??r??u??i??y t?? ??r??s?? ??h??e?? ??i??n??f??c??n?? ?i??h-a??t??t??d?? ??a??s??s—K??n??m?? ??a (5,535m), C?o L?? (5,420??), ??n?? ??e??j?? ??a (5,340m)—??h??l?? ??x??e??i??n??i??g b??e??t?t??k??n?? ??i??w?? ??f s??m?? ??f t?e w??r??d's h??g?e??t p??a??s, ??n??l??d??n?? ??o??n?? ??v??r??s??, L?o??s??, a??d A??a D??b??a??.
??a??p??e 16-??a?? ??t??n??r??r??:
1. D??y 1: ??l?? ??r??m K??t?m??n??u t?? ??u??l?? (2,860??) a??d t??e?? ??o P?a??d??n?? (2,660??).
2. D??y 2: ??r??k f??o?? ??h??k??i??g t?? ??a??c?e B??z??a?? (3,450??).
3. D??y 3: ??c??l??m??t??z??t??o?? ??a?? ??n N??m??h?? ??a??a??r.
4. D??y 4: ??r??k f??o?? ??a??c?e t?? ??e??g??o??h?? (3,890??).
5. D??y 5: ??r??k f??o?? ??e??g??o??h?? ??o D??n??b??c?e (4,360m).
6. ??a?? 6: A??c??i??a??i??a??i??n d??y i?? ??i??g??o??h??.
7. ??a?? 7: T??e?? ??r??m D??n??b??c?e t?? ??h?u??u??g (4,750m).
8. ??a?? 8: C??o??s K??n??m?? ??a P??s?? (5,535??) a??d t??e?? ??o L??b??c?e (4,910m).
9. ??a?? 9: T??e?? ??o G??r??k??h??p (5,180m) ??n?? ??i??i?? ??v??r??s?? ??a??e C??m?? (5,364??).
10. ??a?? 10: ??i??e t?? ??a??a P??t??h??r (5,545m) ??o?? ??u??r??s?? ??i??w?? ??n?? ??r??k t?? ??z??n??l?? (4,830??).
11. ??a?? 11: ??r??s?? ??h?? ??a P??s?? (5,420??) a??d t??e?? ??o T?a??g??a?? (4,700??).
12. ??a?? 12: ??r??k t?? ??o??y?? (4,750??) a??d e??p??o??e G??k??o L??k??s.
13. ??a?? 13: ??i??e t?? ??o??y?? ??i (5,360m) ??n?? ??r??k t?? ??a??l??n?? (4,210??) v??a R??n??o L?? ??a??s (5,340m).
14. D??y 14: T??e?? ??r??m M??r??u??g t?? ??a??c?e B??z??a??.
15. D??y 15: T??e?? ??r??m N??m??h?? ??a??a??r t?? ??u??l??.
16. D??y 16: F??y b??c?? ??o K??t?m??n??u.
T?i?? ??t??n??r??r?? ??r??v??d??s a c??m??r??h??n??i??e e??p??r??e??c?? ??f t?e E??e??e??t r??g??o??, c??m??i??i??g h??g?-??l??i??u??e c?a??l??n??e?? ??i??h c??l??u??a?? ??m??e??s??o?? ??n S?e??p?? ??i??l??g??s.
A??o??t N??p??l E??e??e??t G??i??e:
N??p??l E??e??e??t G??i??e i?? ?? ??r??f??s??i??n??l f??e??l??n??e t??e??k??n?? ??u??d?? ??e??v??c?? ??a??e?? ??n N??p??l, ??f??e??i??g p??r??o??a??i??e?? ??r??k??i??g e??p??r??e??c??s a??r??s?? ??a??i??u?? ??i??a??a??a?? ??e??i??n??. T?e?? ??p??c??a??i??e i?? ??r??a??i??i??g t??e??s l??k?? ??h?? ??v??r??s?? ??i??h P??s?? ??r??k, ??n??u??i??g s??f??t??, c??l??u??a?? ??n??i??h??e??t, ??n?? ??e??o??a??l?? ??d??e??t??r??s f??r t?e??r c??i??n??s.
K??y H??g?l??g?t?? ??f t?e T??e??:
- ??i??h P??s??e??: C??n??u??r t?r??e m??j??r p??s??e??—??o??g??a L??, C?o L??, a??d R??n??o L??—??a??h o??f??r??n?? ??n??q??e p??r??p??c??i??e?? ??f t?e H??m??l??y??n l??n??s??a??e.
- ??a??o??a??i?? ??i??w??: W??t??e??s u??p??r??l??e??e?? ??i??t??s o?? ??o??e??i??g p??a??s s??c? ??s M??u??t E??e??e??t, ??h??t??e, ??m?? ??a??l??m, ??n?? ??o??e.
- ??u??t??r??l I??m??r??i??n: ??x??l??r?? ??r??d??t??o??a?? ??h??r??a v??l??a??e??, a??c??e??t m??n??s??e??i??s, ??n?? ??a??n i??s??g?t?? ??n??o t?e l??c??l B??d??h??s?? ??u??t??r??.
- G??k??o L??k??s: ??i??i?? ??h?? ??r??s??i??e t??r??u??i??e G??k??o L??k??s a??d a??c??n?? ??o??y?? ??i f??r a p??n??r??m??c v??e?? ??f t?e E??e??e??t r??g??o??.
??r??k D??f??i??u??t?? ??n?? ??r??p??r??t??o??:
??h?? ??v??r??s?? ??i??h P??s?? ??r??k i?? ??o??s??d??r??d s??r??n??o??s d??e t?? ??t?? ?i??h a??t??t??d??s a??d c?a??l??n??i??g t??r??a??n??. T??e??k??r?? ??h??u??d b?? ??n e??c??l??e??t p?y??i??a?? ??o??d??t??o?? ??n?? ?a??e p??i??r h??g?-??l??i??u??e t??e??k??n?? ??x??e??i??n??e. ??r??p??r a??c??i??a??i??a??i??n, ?? ??e??l-p??a??n??d i??i??e??a??y, ??n?? ??u??d??n??e f??o?? ??x??e??i??n??e?? ??r??f??s??i??n??l?? ??i??e N??p??l E??e??e??t G??i??e a??e e??s??n??i??l f??r a s??c??e??s??u?? ??n?? ??a??e j??u??n??y.
T?e E??e??e??t H??g? ??a??s T??e?? ??s a r??m??r??a??l?? ??d??e??t??r?? ??h??t c??m??i??e?? ??h??s??c??l c?a??l??n??e w??t? ??u??t??r??l a??d n??t??r??l b??a??t??, o??f??r??n?? ??n u??f??r??e??t??b??e e??p??r??e??c?? ??n t?e h??a??t o?? ??h?? ??i??a??a??a??.