Everest trek, autumn 2003

Day From ...... to
start walking time up (m.) down (m.) highest point (m.) lowest point (m.)
1 From Lukla (2850m) to Ghat (2600m)
12:04 2h25 88 330 2850 (Lukla) 2606 (13:37)
2 From Ghat (2600m) to Monjo (2820m)
08:50 3h52 432 203 2823 (12:43) 2600 (08:52)
3 From Monjo (2820m) to Namche Bazar (3515m, Moonlight Lodge)
08:08 3h17 777 89 3515 (11:24) 2774 (08:25, Jorsale)
4 Day in Namche Bazar (3450m)
           
5 From Namche Bazar (3450m) to Thame (Og), (3800m)
08:27 4h45 602 293 3767 (13:13) 3403 (10:04)
6 Thame (3800m); walk in the direction of Trashi Labsa
09:06 5h05 513 490 4254 (12:48) 3770 (lodge)
7 From Thame (3800m) to Kumjung (3790m)
07:50 3h52 528 555 3796 (11:16) 3386 (09:22)
8 From Kumjung (3790m), via Tengboche (3860m) to Deboche (3770m)
07:31 5h04 616 643 3900 (11:29) 3325 (08:39)
9 From Deboche (3770m) to Dingboche (4350m)
07:37 4h45 686 125 4347 (12:21) 3773 (07:37)
10 Dingboche (4350m), climb to Nangkartshang gompa and Nangkartshang peak
08:00 4h23 729 718 5003 (10:56) 4337 (08:00)
11a From Dingboche (4350m) to Chukung (4750m)
08:02 2h27 395 5 4747 (10:29) 4345 (08:02)
11b Chukung (4750m), walk in the direction of Island Peak BC
12:41 2h27 217 202 4942 (14:10) 4750 (12:41)
12 Day in Chukung (4750m)
           
13 Chukung (4750m): to Chukung Ri, until the saddle
06:40 2h24 574 0 5357 (09:03) 4750 (06:40)
14 From Chukung (4750m) to the camping place 100m below Kongma La (5535m)
07:56 6h01 739 35 5441 (13:57) 4734 (08:00)
15a caping place below Kongma La to the morene of the Khumbu glacier
07:48 2h10 90 596 5523 (08:19) 4958 (09:56)
15b crossing the Khumbu glacier
10:10 1h00 135 122 4979 (10:23) 4970 (10:10)
15c From Lobuche to Gorak Shep (5170m)
13:43 3h23 340 90 5170 (16:34) 4978 (13:43)
16 Gorak Shep (5170m): climbing Kala Pattar (5554m)
08:22 2h15 446 0 5628 (10:47) 5181 (08:22)
17 Gorak Shep (5170m): to the Everest basecamp and back
08:24 6h55 379 351 5340 (12:28) 5165 (08:24)
18a From Gorak Shep (5170m) to Lobuche (4940m)
08:23 1h53 66 279 5179 (08:35) 4930 (10:14)
18b From Lobuche (4940m) to Dzonglha (4850m)
12:25 2h43 173 247 4930 (12:30) 4852 (14:24)
19a From Dzonglha (4850m) to Cho La (5420m)
08:05 3h10 550 11 5394 (11:11) 4855 (08:05)
19b From Cho La (5420m) to Dragnag Kharka (4700m)
11:34 3h00 105 781 5394 (11:34) 4718 (14:37)
20a From Dragnag Kharka (4700m) to Gokyo (4750m)
08:09 2h28 202 126 4777 (09:37) 4698 (08:09)
20b From Gokyo (4750m) to fifth lake/Ngozumpa (4990m)
12:15 2h51 309 90 5007 (15:02) 4785 (12:17)
21 Ngozumpa (4990m), to Cho Oyu BC (Gyazumpa of six lakes) (5150m)
08:45 2h20 260 68 5194 (10:46) 4972 (08:47)
22 From Cho Oyu BC (5150m) back to Gokyo (4750m)
08:04 3h52 134 496 5186 (08:13) 4788 (11:51)
23 From Gokyo (4750m) via Renjo La (5417 m) to Lungde (4451m)
07:15 6h50 662 1015 5412 (11:17, Renjo La) 4451 (14:05, Lungde)
24a From Lungde (4451m) to Thame (3800m)
08:06 3h16 111 761 4459 (08:06) 3809 (11:19)
24b From Thame (3800m) to Thamo
13:05 1h45 87 329 3806 (13:05) 3562 (14:49)
25 Day in Thamo (3560m)
           
26 From Thamo (3560m) to Namche Bazar and at 13:15 to Ghat (2600m)
13:15 4h30 282 1138 3454 (13:15) 2600 (17:45)
27 Day in Ghat (2600m)
           
28 From Ghat (2600m) to Lukla (2850m)
           
29 From Lukla (2850m) to Kathmandu (1300m)