Trek to Everest 2015 Day 3 : 01-12-2015

By Zoe and Beth

“Hello, this is your morning wakeup call” – these are words we were woken up to at 4am this morning! We all woke up with butterflies of nerves and excitement because this was the day we would be flying into Lukla, voted the most dangerous airport in the world. After arriving at the airport and seeing the tiny plane we would be flying in, it can be said that we felt less than safe. This feeling wasn’t helped when we looked out the window and saw a tractor towing a plane. Once we had taken off we were put at ease by the beautiful views and first impression the Himalayas had to offer. Everyone had their cameras out and were snapping away the whole trip. However these nervous feelings returned when we saw the extremely short runway... on a disconcerting angle... on the side of a mountain. 

After cheering the pilot, breathing in the fresh air and again being overwhelmed by the surreal views which surround Lukla we commenced our trek into Ghat. The beginning of the Himalayas continue to amaze us, where ever we look, we feel that photos cannot do the views justice and there is no way to describe the sensation of being somewhere as beautiful and amazing as these ones.  

When we arrived in Ghat and had a yummy lunch prepared by the lovely staff from World Expeditions we started an intense game of soccer, with the girls vs. boys title on the line we were all “actually trying” – Quote Sam. The game is currently on standby as the altitude had us gasping for air already! Currently the girls are in the lead, 6-4 with Sue being the dark horse and surprising us all. Even her own son, “mum, you surprise me every single day” – Max. After the fiercely competitive game some of us went for an extra walk and not surprisingly we saw several amazing views and crossed a glacier river over a bridge that none of us could walk on looking normal.

The day was another emotional and physical rollercoaster but the highlight for many of us would have to be the gorgeous Nepalese children running after us and being amazed by Sam’s camera, taking hundreds of photos of the same thing from holding down the shutter button, much like many of us today, trying ever so hard to capture a view. 

We are all having the most incredible time of our lives and can’t wait to see what the next few days hold.