Steve Berry
"The bank manager who restored my faith in human nature"

I trekked the Pioneers Trail to Everest Base Camp to help acclimatise for a mountaineering expedition in 1984.

A funny thing happened when the Sirdar Sherpa and I went to the bank in Namche Bazaar for some change.

We were treated like honoured guests and, eventually the bank manager presented us with several boxes of small denomination notes which we used to pay the porters for the Everest Base Camp trek. After our bank visit I noticed that I was a little short of cash, but I put it out of my mind and enjoyed a pretty raucous evening drinking chang (local beer) late into the night at the house of the Head Sherpa.

Early the next morning the bank manager surprised us by showing up at the house. Apologising abundantly, he put several thousand more Rupees into my hand. This simple act of integrity in a remote part of the Nepalese Himalaya did wonders for restoring my faith in human nature – and bank managers!

I have to say this Everest trekking holiday was fantastic. The high passes and deep valleys between Jiri and Lukla are quite a challenge, but worth it for the pretty scenery, friendly people, and the delightful tea-stops along the way.


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Pioneers Trail - Jiri to Everest Base Camp


This is a much longer and fuller Everest trekking holiday experience that lasts nearly a month with nineteen days on the Everest Base Camp Trek. This extra time permits trekkers to acclimatise at a steadier pace and take the ascents more gradually.

Instead of flying into Lukla, the route is extended, approaching from Jiri and crossing many deep valleys and high passes before joining up with the standard route to Everest Base Camp.

But this is also an Everest trekking holiday with the local community in mind. As part of the Everest Base camp trek, you will visit projects like hospitals and schools which were brought into being with the help of the Sir Edmund Hillary Trust.
Itinerary
Fly to Nepal
Kathmandu, drive to Shiralaya, near Jiri
Trek cross-country to Namche Bazaar
Rest day at Namche
Trek Kala to Pattar and Everest Base Camp, and return to Lukla
Fly Kathmandu
Guided walking tour of Kathmandu
return flight to London
  
Would You Cross This To Reach The Top Of The World?
This is the Hillary Bridge below Namche Bazaar on the trek to Everest Base Camp. The Pioneers' Trail is easy on the eye but challenging on the legs. For those who take-on this 23-day Everest trekking holiday adventure, the rewards are some of the most spectacular sights in Nepal, including the majestic Mount Everest.

Grade: Strenuous Trek
Duration: 29 days from the UK
On Trek: 19 days
Leader: Local leader

Guaranteed to run for a minimum of 2 clients

DEPARTURE DATE LAND ONLY FLIGHT INCLUDED
22 November 2012 to 15 April 2012 £1875 £2595
01 November 2012 to 25 Novemberl 2012 £1875 £2845
14 November 2013 to 07 April 2013 £1965 £2725

Single room supplement: £90
Insurance Premium: £99
To find out more about the Pioneers Trail to
Everest Base Camp or any of the treks
in the Everest region,
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