Honest, detailed guides to trekking Everest Base Camp — written by Andrew and Elaine as they prepare for the EBC trek via Gokyo route with Evertrek in October 2026. Real costs, real training, no guesswork.
Here’s the statistic that stops most people mid-scroll when they first research EBC: around 75% of trekkers experience some form of altitude sickness on the way to Everest Base Camp.
Three in four. That’s not a fringe risk. That’s something to plan for seriously.
This article contains affiliate links. If you book or purchase through these links I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products and companies I genuinely use or have researched thoroughly. Of all the planning involved in an EBC trek, the Nepal visa is one of the least…
The guided vs independent EBC trek question is one of the first things people ask when planning EBC. And for years the answer was straightforward — it’s your choice, here are the trade-offs.
When I started researching Nepal trekking permits for our Evertrek EBC trip in October 2026, I found the same list repeated across dozens of websites: TIMS card, Sagarmatha National Park permit, sometimes a handful of others depending on the route.
The problem is that at least one of those is wrong — or rather, outdated. And when you’re planning a trip of this complexity, outdated information costs you time, money, or both.
Here’s something most EBC planning guides don’t tell you clearly enough: if you’re trekking to Everest Base Camp in October or November 2026, you almost certainly will not be flying to Lukla from Kathmandu.
This article contains affiliate links. If you book or purchase through these links I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products and companies I genuinely use or have researched thoroughly. When I first started researching Everest Base Camp, the difficulty question was the one I kept coming…
Most EBC training guides focus on the minimum. What’s the least fit you can be and still make it to Base Camp? What’s the slowest you can walk and still reach Gorak Shep before dark?
That’s not the question I’m asking.
One of the first questions anyone asks when considering Everest Base Camp is: how much is this actually going to cost?
Most articles give vague ranges without real numbers. This one is different.
When I started planning my Everest Base Camp trek, the question of timing felt straightforward. Surely there’s a “best” month and you just go then?
This is my honest, work-in-progress packing list for the Evertrek EBC via Gokyo trip in October 2026.
