Amazing helicopter ride to Lukla - Everest Base Camp Trek Day 1
This helicopter ride from Kathmandu to Lukla was unexpected, but wow! All my flights go cancelled so I completely let go and got a last minute ticket to fly to Lukla via helicopter to begin my Everest Base Camp trek!
Once arriving in Lukla Airport, I met my guide and we walked for 3 hours in the dark to Phakding which was the location of my first teahouse.
I very quickly learned that Nepal was so natural, rural and beautiful, a complete contrast from Kathmandu, and seeing it from the helicopter like that really put the scale of the Himalayas into perspective.
MY CURRENT FULL HIKING AND TRAVEL KIT LIST IS BELOW!
BIG 3
Tent - Zpacks Solplex
Backpack - HMG 2400 Windrider
Sleeping quilt - Katabatic Gear 30deg Palisade down sleeping quilt
CAMERA EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRONICS
Compact camera - Sony RX100 Mk5
Drone - DJI Mavic Air (NOT PERMITTED IN HIMALAYAS)
Tripod - Joby GorillaPod
Microphone - Rode VideoMicro
Sound recorder - Zoom H1
Flash bracket
Phone - iPhone 8+
Storage - Sandisk Extreme 64GB
GPS Tracking - Garmin Forerunner 35
Power bank - Anker Powercore+ 13400mah
Headlamp - Black Diamond Ion
CLOTHING
Trail runners - Altra Lone Peak 4.0
Trail runners - New Balance Minimus trail runners
Shoes for Everest Base Camp Trek - La Sportiva Tempesta
Rain jacket - Patagonia Torrentshell
Down puffy - North Ridge Hybrid
HYDRATION
Water filter - Sawyer Mini
Vessels - Smart Water bottles
COOK SYSTEM
Stove - MSR Pocket Rocket 2 Stove
Fuel - MSR Butane/Propane bottle
EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES
Groundsheet
Zpacks tent poles
HMG compartment pod
Leki Trekking Pole
Thermarest Neoair Xlite sleeping mattress
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Magische Momente (Magical Moments) - Eine Pilgerreise zum Kailash (A Pilgrimage To Mt. Kailash)
(English translation below)
Seit langer Zeit pilgern viele Tibeter, Hindus, Jainas und zunehmend auch westliche
Besucher zum heiligen Berg Kailash, um eine spirituelle Wiedergeburt zu erleben.
Der Film zeigt meine vierwöchige Reise durch den wilden Westen Nepals und entlegene Gebiete Westtibets im Juli 2003 mit 5 weiteren Pilgern und unserer nepalesischen Crew.
Es beginnt mit einem Fußmarsch von Simikot in Westnepal durch entlegene Gebirgstäler entlang des Karnali bis zur tibetischen Grenze. Nach dem Besuch des alten Königreichs von Guge ist die dreitägige Umwanderung des Kailash den Höhepunkt unserer Reise . Schließlich fahren wir mit unseren Jeeps nach Kathmandu zurück und erleben dort das bunte Treiben der Hindus und Buddhisten.
Since a long time many Tibetans, Hindus, Jainas and more and more westerners are going on a pilgrimage to Mt. Kailash to experience a spiritual rebirth.
This film presents my four week trip via Nepal's wild west and remote areas in western Tibet in july 2003 with five fellow pilgrims and our Nepalese crew.
We are starting on foot from Simikot to the Tibetan border through Himalayan mountains along the Karnali river.
After visiting the ancient kingdom of Guge, the highlight of our trip is the three day circumnambulation of Mt. Kailash reaching up to 5600m.
Finally our Jeeps take us back to Kathmandu and we see the colorful activities of Hindus and Buddhists.