Everest base Camp Trek is no wonder one of the best trekking routes in the world. Big challenges and difficulties will be faced during this journey, and a good trekking guide on the crew always comes up with the best idea to overcome all the problems. The duty of a guide is not only to help in finding the way but tackling all the challenges and problems also.
So, there are various sectors that need to be considered before doing Everest Base Camp Trek without a guide.
Finding the Path
Maps and other details are now available in the market in order to find the way up to the Kala-Pathar. But the journey to the main spot of the Everest base camp trek is more than just a trekking. Knowing the path won’t be enough to complete the trip successfully, trekkers need to be prepared with all the necessary things.
Snowfall, and rapid weather change is minor in Everest region, which could lead us in finding another way or an alternative to reach the destination and even staying in a teahouse nearby. A map can tell where the path is, but can’t tell how the path is, so an experienced guide will have an idea of how it is and how to tackle this specific problem.
Knowing the Overall Everest Region
To start the Everest Base Camp Trek, we should have a flight to Lukla. After reaching the Lukla airport your Everest region trekking will be started.
Everest region is full of diversity, natural resources, cultural heritage, panoramic scenery and many other things. Our main motto shouldn’t be only to reach the Everest Base Camp, but also knowing around this world’s top mountain. Majority of Sherpa people and their culture can be seen on the route.
The details of flora, fauna, animals, and the sagarmatha national park is difficult to know when you trek without the guide.
Tackling the environment, people also would be the task of a guide. The expert trekking guide also helps you in finding the best spot for photography and panoramic scenery. Knowing the Himalayan people as a whole along with their lifestyle, and culture is possible in this 12-16 days long journey.
When and Where to use our equipment
Having all the resources is not so important, but when to use these properly is must. Theoretical knowledge gained from different resources on the internet and from the travel agency might not be enough when it comes to using gear properly at the proper time. Difficult paths can be cracked with the help of proper guidance from trekking guides using the equipment for Everest base camp trek.
Risk Management
Everest Trekking is not such an easy task for people, it never was and never will be. There are a lot of challenges, and risks during the journey of 14 days. Some of them can be fixed easily, and some might be horrifying.
Going on a trek without a guide is already a risk and streaking a big challenge might take you in danger. Altitude Sickness, a big problem in Himalayan region, is one of them which makes you tired and even leads to some serious illness and health conditions.
Bringing all the medical equipment will reduce the chance of AIMS. A trekking guide will have all the technique and ideas on treating these problems. As we all know the weather keeps changing rapidly in the higher region, people need to be prepared for extreme weather conditions.
On different seasons it might vary but it can’t be ignored. Without the guide you might find it difficult to make it through this kind of bad weather.
Conclusion
Yes, it is possible to do the legendary Everest base camp trek without a guide with proper information of the Khumbu region. If you are prepared well physically and mentally with proper equipment and gears and ready even for extreme weather conditions it can be completed easily.
But, finding a proper trekking guide makes it easier to crack the route of Everest base camp trek. This helps you not only in challenges like finding the path, altitude sickness, tea houses but also in gathering all the information of Everest region and its surrounding.
White hill adventure, serve the guests with a guide of over 15 years of experience in the trekking field. They will let you know everything about Everest base camp trek. If you want to do this even without a guide we will help you in many thing.
