EP7 - TOUGHEST day, crossing the CHO LA PASS - EVEREST BASE CAMP and Gokyo lakes trek 2017
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- čas přidán 10. 11. 2017
- We get up early to start our tough day of trekking, crossing the Cho La pass, and over the Khumbu glacier - but wow, it was worth it for the amazing views!
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Has anyone else crossed the Cho La pass? Did you find it hard like Gem did?
Did it in September 2018 - agree it was the hardest day on the entire Gokyo/EBC trek. Almost thought I would not make it to the top. And then going down the other side was very tough too!!
I did that, more than a few years ago ago
Great commentary
Just keep getting better!
Our favourite bits tonight were the bird, the incoming finger and the LED strip.
Catherine Swan hahaha!!!
Its a nice vedio, btw from where you brought your sunglass? If possible pls give me link.
It s -30 degrees in winter
There is Temple of Lord shiva which you can visit
Did you use spike shoes for Cho La pass since you hiked through a glacier
Great video! How much high altitude hiking experience did you have before that track? Did you have any altitude sickness symptoms and what did you do against it?
Thank you! We didn’t have any high altitude experience before we left. We did a few longer treks, but honestly we should have done a bit more general fitness training beforehand. We didn’t have any altitude sickness. We planned a nice slow route up with plenty of days to acclimatise - we had an extra day in Namche, and made sure we slept less than 400m higher than the previous night. I would just make sure you have extra time in case you need it, we saw plenty of people rushing who ended up getting helicopters off the mountain as they were so ill!
Great Video...whats the Name of the Valley that came after you crossed the glacier and rocks
Eva Herbst thank you 👍🏽 it’s the Khumbu valley
Great video indeed and thank you for sharing 😀 👍, I have a few questions if you don't mind :
What high altitude sunglasses are you using? Did you use a Trekking company? What camera are using?
Hey! Alex had Julbo sunglasses, and I (Gem) had Serengetti both cat 4 (and needed!!). This was shot with a mix of Fuji XPro 2 and Sony RX100iii. We used Eagle Treks to organise a Porter/guide for us, rather than joining an organised tour - and I’d highly recommend doing it this way, gives you flexibility if you get ill (as we did!) rather than having to cut your trip short. Hope that helps - happy to answer anymore questions you have!
Karikala cholan 🐯🐯
The Cho La pass doesn't seem that scary from this video! I hope to still have enough energy to go for it after trekking all the way up. Thanks for the tip about the charging, should really bring a bunch of charged powerbanks...
瑪利歐Mario it’s tough but not too scary! And the views are worth it :-)
Yes power banks are super helpful - and pop your phone on airplane mode unless you need it, the battery will last way longer!
I'm sure Chola Pass can be quite scary when there is fresh snow. In this video it looked very dry.
Whilst you published your video in November but justed wanted to ask what time of year you did the Cho La Pass? Thanks for vids. I'm really enjoying them :)
David Glazebrook hi 👋🏼
It was October we trekked, I think we started around the 9th and had 17 days in total
@@GlobalSwans Thanks. Looks like we're doing the same trip/length mid May this year :)
David Glazebrook brilliant - you’ll have an amazing time!
Did Cho La pass with a bit of snow on it in october and we also had a lot of clouds sadly enough. I had a guide and was happy he was there. Couldn't always see the right path between the rocks and snow.. it's also very slippery and used my tiny spikes to go up and down the last part.. even slipped with the spikes going down. Most challenging day but so nice!
would it be possible without any guide sir, being a solo trekker..?
It's a fairly obvious path, and the route is quite busy in season as we did it - so yes possible without a guide! If there's heavy snow which they get at times it could be more challenging - but you can pay for a guide just to cross the Cho La Pass if needed. We really enjoyed having a guide to explain the mountains - it wasn't expensive, if you do want one check out eagle treks!
@@GlobalSwans Thank you very much sir ... You made my doubt clear.
Laugh Laugh.
To much words and not enough views without talking
Stop complaining and talking so much. Irelevant topics, irelevant about the Steri pen, general knowledge would have told you electronic water purifier in Everest region is a stupit idea. And your pricing is wayy of.
Sorry you didn’t like the video, why do you feel an electronic water purifier is a stupid idea? And what in our pricing seems off - this was a few years ago now, things may have changed?
Did you use spike shoes for Cho La pass since you hiked through a glacier
No, spikes weren’t required - Alex wore hiking boots and Gem wore trail running shoes!
@@GlobalSwans oh kay. Thanks. Nice Videos !
@@mrinalwaghela43 thank you, it’s a stunning spot!!
@@GlobalSwans My friend and I are going in April 2023. Any tips/advice you'd like to share?
@@mrinalwaghela43 you will love it! You’re at a different time of year to us, but allow more time than you think you need (we got sick so glad we had an extra day!) pack light, but in layers - merino is excellent because you can wear it multiple times! And take a way to sterilise water rather than buying plastic bottles, the pollution is a real problem! Stay safe and enjoy!