sleeping at everest base camp

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auxelf

24-Feb-2007 12:18
Posts: 15

sleeping at everest base camp

hi there,

thanks for answering my questions before. i have another one now.

i'm going to take a 5 day overland tour from Lhasa to everest base camp in 2 weeks time, i.e. i might stay at the base camp for one night. i understand there is a hostel run by the Rongbu Monastery. I also read from various blogs that there are no heating in this hostel and it is recommended to take decent sleeping bag for this trip. Is this still true? what's the temp like at the base camp in the middle of March? How was your experience staying over at the base camp? just that i don't want to lug a big sleeping bag around, if it's not needed.

i'm going to take this tour after 3 days in lhasa to acclimatise. do you guys think this is long enough to take on everest base camp? i'm slightly anxious.

thanks for reading, looking forward to your comments.

Laker31

24-Feb-2007 14:05
Posts: 311

3 days is usually enough time, but you need to remember that altitude sickness affects everyone differently. One person may feel fine after a day, while their partner may never get acclimatized. You just have to take it easy and watch for the symptoms.

Rongbuk does not have heat, but they do supply blankets. However, you may not like the condition they are in. Washing them is not a priority. I cannot remember the temps offhand, but I am sure someone else will answer that for you.

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Losang

24-Feb-2007 16:42
Posts: 1,526

Base Camp should see lots of sun in March making it feel warmer than what it really is. Temperatures won't be too cold considering you are 5000m high. You can expect day time highs to be between 0 and 4C with overnight lows between -10 and -14C.

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spearhawk

24-Feb-2007 18:50
Posts: 165

just a side question, when u do lhasa to kathmandu, do u stay 1 night over at EBC as well?
say for a 1 week overland from lhasa to kathmandu, wat is the roughly itinerary, staying overnight at which places?

thanks in advance!
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vistet

24-Feb-2007 19:13
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I´d have reservations too about acclimatisation, and definitely have a talk with a travel doc about using Diamox. Three days in Lhasa is a good start to acclimatising to that altitude, but no amount of time spent in Lhasa will acclimatise you to Rongbuk at 5030 . So it comes down to the number of days at intermediate altitudes, or more to the point nights : oxygen saturation in the blood will always dip as you lay down , so sleeping altitude is the crux. Five days is good , within safe ascent rate norm, but I´d check out the max altitude before Rongbuk :I suspect it can be something like 700 meters or more lower than Rongbuk , which can mean problems.

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vistet

24-Feb-2007 19:33
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#3 The Ktm-Lhasa run is consistently higher than Lhasa : Nyalam (3800) , Lhatse (4100?) , Gyantse & Shigatse (3900) , Tingri (4350), plus all the passes along the way, so you are in a better position to make the EBC detour from Tingri than after flying in to Lhasa. Some do. (Altitudes from the top of my head , feel free to correct).

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auxelf

26-Feb-2007 04:50
Posts: 15

thank you all for comments! i will take a sleeping bag with me!

ms_kittin

27-Feb-2007 00:22
Posts: 16

Hi there
I'm planning a similar trip myself in a few weeks when I get to Lhasa but with a couple of other monasteries and shigatse on the way too, was just wondering how much it's costing you to do it, and where did you find the info for it? Cheers x

daboo9

18-Mar-2007 14:15
Posts: 5

Just wondering....do I need a sleeping bag if making the trip in September as well? And if so, it is better to buy one in Kathmandu when I am there, or bring one from home?
Thanks for your advice/experience.
Cheers!
T

lauribis

20-Mar-2007 11:03
Posts: 35

"hostel run by the Rongbu Monastery"
Well I wouldn't give this name...
A room with broken windows, a door which doesn't close, beds with a mountain of almost ! clean blankets and nothing. And outside of the monastery in the windy pass.

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