gimpilator - Mar 21, 2013 6:18 am Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2013
Small Hill with Amazing Scenery
This little hill has amazing summit views. It might be the most impressive viewpoint I have ever seen. It took Natasha 9 days to reach from Lukla after a stomach illness delayed us for several days.
Scott - Feb 12, 2013 10:04 am Date Climbed: Dec 24, 2012
Kala Pattar
Today was quite eventful and in some ways a little scary.
Because of the cold, I didn’t want to get up early and thought that we should wait until later for warmer weather and better lighting conditions for photos.
All went well except for one scary moment when the Sherpa got altitude sickness. When we climbed Kala Pattar, it was -19F/-18C and fairly windy. I wanted to sleep in until it got warmer, but the Sherpa wanted to climb early in the morning. Because it was so cold and the sunlight was beckoning up higher, Kessler and I hurried very quickly 16,995 feet/5180 meters to 18,373 feet/5600 meters making the 1400 feet/420 meter climb in an hour, which is much faster than normal. Since we had no idea that the Sherpa was feeling altitude sick, we climbed both little peaks around Kala Pattar.
The Sherpa got sick trying to keep up, but we didn't know that he was sick until we got down and he couldn't walk well. He wouldn't admit that he was altitude sick, but we and others could tell. It was apparently a matter of pride that he couldn't keep up with Kessler and the Sherpa people have a hard time admitting to altitude sickness, so we had no idea (he was apparently a well known climbing Sherpa whom had been to Everest several times as a porter, which made it harder to admit sickness).
We were supposed to head back to Lobuche and climb the Lobuche Pinnacles today, and cross the Cho La the next day, but since the Sherpa got sick we descended quickly to Periche and divided the load between the other porter and myself.
We got the Sherpa back down to a lower elevation and after taking Diamox, he was OK again and was back to normal and going strong. We were very glad everything worked out well. I would have felt really guilty if anything had went wrong. The altitude sickness never was life threatening, but it was scary since it was very difficult to try and talk the Sherpa into descending.
Other than that scary incident everything ran perfectly. It was cold, but we had clear and cold skies the whole time. It was so spectacular and I took many photos so far. So far, the people in the mountains were really nice and the mountains were great.
Focusing on the good part, Kessler beat his altitude record set on Chhukhung Ri, but only barely. The Sherpa felt bad that we had to change our plans, but we assured him that we were fine with the change of plans and wouldn’t mention him by name. We gave him part of his tip early to show that we weren’t upset at all.
Kessler - Jan 18, 2013 1:57 pm Date Climbed: Dec 24, 2012
Kala Pattar
December 24 2012
Juanneman - Jun 5, 2012 3:58 pm Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2005
2005
Trekking from Jiri to Kala pataar + EBC back to lukla in 17 days...
exhausting
ncst - Apr 25, 2012 11:32 am Date Climbed: Apr 6, 2012
Beautiful sunset
I had spent the day at EBC and then went for sunset on Kala Pattar because the morning had been very cloudy; I rushed up in an hour from Gorak Shep to the summit just in time for beautiful views.
Kicki - Oct 9, 2011 4:32 pm Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2011
Cloudy again!
Second time on Kala Pathar and it was cloudy again...next time I must wake up earlier so I can get a view of Everest! This time I struggled to get up, so I was very happy when I finally reached the summit. I even made a phonecall to Sweden from the summit! :)
Kicki - Oct 9, 2011 4:25 pm Date Climbed: Nov 16, 2009
Kala Pathar
Unfortunately cloudy, so I couldn't see Everest. But a lovely view over Khumbu valley! But I was happy to succeed both EBC and Kala Pathar.
I saw everest as the sun came up, really incredible!
ferbat - Aug 12, 2011 4:59 am Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2009
Khala Patar
Nice trecking from Lukla
ericd - May 10, 2011 2:15 pm Date Climbed: Apr 25, 2011
EBC & Kala Patar
Part of a long scenic trek up to Everest Base Camp, 34 miles the way the crow flies but it felt more like 100miles! Took us 9 days and acclimating to 18,000'+ was not really a problem. Day of summit we went from Gorak Shep tea house (about 2 hours) and had an awesome view of the sunrise over Mt Everest.
mpa - Apr 27, 2011 9:58 am Date Climbed: Nov 29, 2007
Normal route
day trip from Lobuche, very good and clear weather
mipoddu - Feb 8, 2011 1:14 pm Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2010
Great view
Beautiful day, great views. But not enough acclimatization - another 5 days ago we were in Kathmandu.
zebedee - Feb 6, 2011 4:07 am Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2010
great views of all the khumbu region, ama dablam
wish i got up for the sunrise but really nice all the same.
Narcisse - Dec 26, 2010 9:50 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2010
Beautiful as always
Summated with a bunch of happy clients. Took plenty of photos, enjoyed the views and chatted with the little Angel who is placed up there by the organization "United Hope".
tonybell1 - Nov 16, 2010 12:36 am Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2010
Best weather day on the trek
Amazing views of the Everest group and Pumori.
michellen - May 6, 2010 6:07 pm Date Climbed: Nov 12, 2007
The views!
Unbelievable 360 degree views of the mountains here. A highlight on what was a pretty fantastic trek in many respects.
We climbed from the Pumori base camp side, which turned out to be quite a bit of a scramble over big rocks, some of which were not too stable. Then we strolled down the normal route which is a beautiful path in the meadows with stunning views all the way.
flow - Dec 17, 2009 2:15 pm Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2009
Kala Pataar, 5.550m
From Gorak Shep 5.140m and down to Pheriche 4.240m
sergejf - Nov 22, 2009 5:07 pm Date Climbed: Mar 30, 2009
Everest view
Nice view of the Everest but the area on top is tiny and rapidly gets crowded with tourists that have no respect for the majestic scenery. Overall, liked the peace of Gokyo Ri a lot more.
Rafa Bartolome - Nov 11, 2009 6:51 am Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2009
Nice day
We walked Gokyo trek crossing Chola pass to everest BC trek. We walked in the morning to Everest Base camp from Gorak Shep and in the afternoon we climbed Kala Pattar with wonderful views.
gimpilator - Mar 21, 2013 6:18 am Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2013
Small Hill with Amazing SceneryThis little hill has amazing summit views. It might be the most impressive viewpoint I have ever seen. It took Natasha 9 days to reach from Lukla after a stomach illness delayed us for several days.
Scott - Feb 12, 2013 10:04 am Date Climbed: Dec 24, 2012
Kala PattarToday was quite eventful and in some ways a little scary.
Because of the cold, I didn’t want to get up early and thought that we should wait until later for warmer weather and better lighting conditions for photos.
All went well except for one scary moment when the Sherpa got altitude sickness. When we climbed Kala Pattar, it was -19F/-18C and fairly windy. I wanted to sleep in until it got warmer, but the Sherpa wanted to climb early in the morning. Because it was so cold and the sunlight was beckoning up higher, Kessler and I hurried very quickly 16,995 feet/5180 meters to 18,373 feet/5600 meters making the 1400 feet/420 meter climb in an hour, which is much faster than normal. Since we had no idea that the Sherpa was feeling altitude sick, we climbed both little peaks around Kala Pattar.
The Sherpa got sick trying to keep up, but we didn't know that he was sick until we got down and he couldn't walk well. He wouldn't admit that he was altitude sick, but we and others could tell. It was apparently a matter of pride that he couldn't keep up with Kessler and the Sherpa people have a hard time admitting to altitude sickness, so we had no idea (he was apparently a well known climbing Sherpa whom had been to Everest several times as a porter, which made it harder to admit sickness).
We were supposed to head back to Lobuche and climb the Lobuche Pinnacles today, and cross the Cho La the next day, but since the Sherpa got sick we descended quickly to Periche and divided the load between the other porter and myself.
We got the Sherpa back down to a lower elevation and after taking Diamox, he was OK again and was back to normal and going strong. We were very glad everything worked out well. I would have felt really guilty if anything had went wrong. The altitude sickness never was life threatening, but it was scary since it was very difficult to try and talk the Sherpa into descending.
Other than that scary incident everything ran perfectly. It was cold, but we had clear and cold skies the whole time. It was so spectacular and I took many photos so far. So far, the people in the mountains were really nice and the mountains were great.
Focusing on the good part, Kessler beat his altitude record set on Chhukhung Ri, but only barely. The Sherpa felt bad that we had to change our plans, but we assured him that we were fine with the change of plans and wouldn’t mention him by name. We gave him part of his tip early to show that we weren’t upset at all.
Kessler - Jan 18, 2013 1:57 pm Date Climbed: Dec 24, 2012
Kala PattarDecember 24 2012
Juanneman - Jun 5, 2012 3:58 pm Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2005
2005Trekking from Jiri to Kala pataar + EBC back to lukla in 17 days...
exhausting
ncst - Apr 25, 2012 11:32 am Date Climbed: Apr 6, 2012
Beautiful sunsetI had spent the day at EBC and then went for sunset on Kala Pattar because the morning had been very cloudy; I rushed up in an hour from Gorak Shep to the summit just in time for beautiful views.
Kicki - Oct 9, 2011 4:32 pm Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2011
Cloudy again!Second time on Kala Pathar and it was cloudy again...next time I must wake up earlier so I can get a view of Everest! This time I struggled to get up, so I was very happy when I finally reached the summit. I even made a phonecall to Sweden from the summit! :)
Kicki - Oct 9, 2011 4:25 pm Date Climbed: Nov 16, 2009
Kala PatharUnfortunately cloudy, so I couldn't see Everest. But a lovely view over Khumbu valley! But I was happy to succeed both EBC and Kala Pathar.
JordanH - Oct 6, 2011 8:38 pm
Nice viewsI saw everest as the sun came up, really incredible!
ferbat - Aug 12, 2011 4:59 am Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2009
Khala PatarNice trecking from Lukla
ericd - May 10, 2011 2:15 pm Date Climbed: Apr 25, 2011
EBC & Kala PatarPart of a long scenic trek up to Everest Base Camp, 34 miles the way the crow flies but it felt more like 100miles! Took us 9 days and acclimating to 18,000'+ was not really a problem. Day of summit we went from Gorak Shep tea house (about 2 hours) and had an awesome view of the sunrise over Mt Everest.
mpa - Apr 27, 2011 9:58 am Date Climbed: Nov 29, 2007
Normal routeday trip from Lobuche, very good and clear weather
mipoddu - Feb 8, 2011 1:14 pm Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2010
Great viewBeautiful day, great views. But not enough acclimatization - another 5 days ago we were in Kathmandu.
zebedee - Feb 6, 2011 4:07 am Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2010
great views of all the khumbu region, ama dablamwish i got up for the sunrise but really nice all the same.
Narcisse - Dec 26, 2010 9:50 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2010
Beautiful as alwaysSummated with a bunch of happy clients. Took plenty of photos, enjoyed the views and chatted with the little Angel who is placed up there by the organization "United Hope".
tonybell1 - Nov 16, 2010 12:36 am Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2010
Best weather day on the trekAmazing views of the Everest group and Pumori.
michellen - May 6, 2010 6:07 pm Date Climbed: Nov 12, 2007
The views!Unbelievable 360 degree views of the mountains here. A highlight on what was a pretty fantastic trek in many respects.
icypeak - Apr 25, 2010 3:44 pm Date Climbed: Apr 10, 2010
Breathtaking views!We climbed from the Pumori base camp side, which turned out to be quite a bit of a scramble over big rocks, some of which were not too stable. Then we strolled down the normal route which is a beautiful path in the meadows with stunning views all the way.
flow - Dec 17, 2009 2:15 pm Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2009
Kala Pataar, 5.550mFrom Gorak Shep 5.140m and down to Pheriche 4.240m
sergejf - Nov 22, 2009 5:07 pm Date Climbed: Mar 30, 2009
Everest viewNice view of the Everest but the area on top is tiny and rapidly gets crowded with tourists that have no respect for the majestic scenery. Overall, liked the peace of Gokyo Ri a lot more.
Rafa Bartolome - Nov 11, 2009 6:51 am Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2009
Nice dayWe walked Gokyo trek crossing Chola pass to everest BC trek. We walked in the morning to Everest Base camp from Gorak Shep and in the afternoon we climbed Kala Pattar with wonderful views.