{"id":21179,"date":"2018-12-14T11:15:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T19:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=21179"},"modified":"2018-12-14T11:15:21","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T19:15:21","slug":"perfect-first-day-for-the-ebc-sherpa-trek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2018\/12\/14\/everest\/perfect-first-day-for-the-ebc-sherpa-trek\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect first day for the EBC Sherpa Trek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December 14, 2018<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21181\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sherpa-Trek-Team-on-the-trail-Sonam-Dorge-Sherpa.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21179]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21181\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sherpa-Trek-Team-on-the-trail-Sonam-Dorge-Sherpa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sherpa-Trek-Team-on-the-trail-Sonam-Dorge-Sherpa.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sherpa-Trek-Team-on-the-trail-Sonam-Dorge-Sherpa-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sherpa-Trek-Team-on-the-trail-Sonam-Dorge-Sherpa-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sherpa-Trek-Team-on-the-trail-Sonam-Dorge-Sherpa-940x529.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sherpa-Trek-Team-on-the-trail-Sonam-Dorge-Sherpa-620x349.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sherpa-Trek-Team-on-the-trail-Sonam-Dorge-Sherpa-195x110.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sherpa Trek Team on the trail (Sonam Dorge Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our Private EBC Sherpa Trekking Team had a perfect day in the Khumbu Valley. It began with a 4:45am departure from the hotel. Despite some lingering jet lag, the early wake up call was not that painful as the excitement of the flight to Lukla along with hitting the trail are great motivators.\u00c2\u00a0The team arrived to a chilly Lukla and were met by Sherpa Trek Leaders, Sonam Dorge, Ang Karma, and Ang Tseri Sherpa.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21180\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Sherpa-Trek-meeting-the-Guide-Team-Sonam-Dorge-Sherpa.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21179]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Sherpa-Trek-meeting-the-Guide-Team-Sonam-Dorge-Sherpa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Sherpa-Trek-meeting-the-Guide-Team-Sonam-Dorge-Sherpa.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Sherpa-Trek-meeting-the-Guide-Team-Sonam-Dorge-Sherpa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Sherpa-Trek-meeting-the-Guide-Team-Sonam-Dorge-Sherpa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Sherpa-Trek-meeting-the-Guide-Team-Sonam-Dorge-Sherpa-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Sherpa-Trek-meeting-the-Guide-Team-Sonam-Dorge-Sherpa-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Sherpa-Trek-meeting-the-Guide-Team-Sonam-Dorge-Sherpa-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">December Sherpa Trek meeting the Guide Team (Sonam Dorge Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Team had a cup of tea at the Paradise Lodge in Lukla while the guides organized duffle bag loads with the porters. From Lukla, the team set off for Phakding, learning how to cross suspension bridges and avoid the pack animals.<\/p>\n<p>The December Sherpa Trek is on the trail and doing great!<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 14, 2018 Our Private EBC Sherpa Trekking Team had a perfect day in the Khumbu Valley. It began with a 4:45am departure from the hotel. 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