10 - Gorakshep a Campo Base del Everest (EBC)

I got up before 6, prepared the backpack, had breakfast, left the backpack in a space enabled for that and I went to the EBC. There was a very strong and icy wind, the sky was clear. Despite wearing the inner and Goretex gloves, within a few minutes I did not feel the tips of my fingers or toes. She was wearing 4 layers of clothing, hat, panty, two pairs of gloves and thick woolen socks. Still, it was frozen. I think there were less than -20 degrees and winds of more than 100 km / h. I only saw a porter in front of me. The road was difficult, as it had snowed at night and the day before and there was a layer of snow of about 2-3 cm that made it easy to slide on the rocks. Every 10 minutes I thought about turning around and going back to the shelter. In a moment, I slipped and hit my right shoulder with a rock, making a gap that curiously did not hurt me because of the cold I was doing. I lost sight of the carrier but tried to follow the tracks I had left in the snow. It was very hard every step. I decided to reach a hill and turn around, but when I arrived I found a group of people returning from the EBC. They told me that there were 30 minutes to go, so I decided to continue. I also crossed with three Sherpas who wore expedition overalls and went in the opposite direction. Finally I went to the crest of the moraine and I was able to continue to the end of the moraine, where there were flags and the descent began to the base camp, located above the Khumbu glacier. Instead of having only one group of tents in the base camp, there were two: one more to the north and one more to the bottom of the glacier, with fewer stores.
In this area the wind was blowing so hard that I had to use the sticks to keep my balance and not fall to the ground.
I took off a Goretex glove, leaving the inside, and made all the pictures I could. Curiously, the phone worked perfectly at those temperatures. Then I started to go back. I was able to meet along the way with people who were on their way to the EBC, with very bad faces.
When arriving at Gorak Shep I saw people trying to climb the Kala Patthar, although with winds of more than 100 km / h and a temperature below -10 degrees was not a good time. I decided to eat something at the shelter and start down the classic EBC route. The expedition to the EBC took me 2: 30h round trip, I imagine that much more time than it would take in good weather.
With the "french toasts" (which have as much "french" as our French tortillas) with peanut butter in the stomach I started to go down.


Route of the Three Steps in the Sagarmatha Park (Everest), Nepal
Day 1: From Lukla to Monjo
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/01-lulka-a-monjo-24047666

Day 2: From Monjo to Namche Bazaar and around Namche
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/02-monjo-a-namche-24047661
https://en.wikiloc.com/holiday-trails/02-khunde-khumjung-y-hotel-everest-view-24095681

Day 3: From Namche Bazaar to Thame
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/03-namche-a-thame-24047662

Day 4: Route to Tashi Lapcha and return to Thame
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/04-tashi-lapcha-24047669

Day 5: From Thame to Lungdhen
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/05-thame-a-lungdhen-24047663

Day 6: From Lungdhen to Gokyo by the Renjo La pass
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo 06-lungdhen-a-gokyo-por-renjo-la-24047671

Day 7: Climb to Gokyo Ri
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/07-gokyo-ri-24047659

Day 8: From Gokyo to Dzongla by the pass Cho La
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/08-gokyo-a-dzongla-por-cho-la-24047668

Day 9: From Dzongla to Gorakshep
https://en.wikiloc.com/holiday-paths/09-dzongla-a-gorakshep-24047658

Day 10: Everest Base Camp and descent to Pheriche
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/10-gorakshep-a-campo-base-del-everest-ebc-24047660
https://en.wikiloc.com/holiday-trails/10-gorakshep-a-pheriche-24047665

Day 11: From Pheriche to Namche Bazaar
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/11-pheriche-a-namche-24047670

Day 12: From Namche Bazaar to Lukla
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/12-namche-a-lukla-24095806