Everest Base Camp trek day 10 starts the descent, departing Mount Everest Base Camp and hiking through Gorekshep and Lobuche to Pheriche. What took Dave and Kim 9 days to climb will take just 3 days to descend, and this is the first of those very long days.
Leaving Base Camp Behind
Day 10 begins at Mount Everest Base Camp itself, with Dave and Kim packing up and starting the long walk back down. Reaching Base Camp was the goal of the entire trek, and leaving it behind marks the emotional turning point of the journey, from pursuit to return.
Three Days Down Instead of Nine Up
Dave lays out the math clearly: what took 9 days to go up will take 3 days to go down. That means each descent day strings together multiple stages of the climb, and day 10 alone covers Base Camp to Gorekshep to Lobuche to Pheriche. These are, in his words, very long days.
The Route Through the High Khumbu
The descent retraces the high altitude heart of the trek, dropping from Base Camp past Gorekshep and Lobuche before reaching Pheriche, noticeably lower and richer in oxygen. Dave also points viewers to a companion 360 degree video of walking Everest Base Camp, filmed with an Insta360 One X2.
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