EBC Nov 2003: crowded?

[Nicole]

Hi, we plan to trek Nepal for the first time, Nov.03, EBC or Annapurna. Friends say it will be very busy up there since it is the 50th anniversary etc. What should we expect, full lodges and walking in crowds? Please advise. Nicole

[Manish Matu]

Hi,

Well, I am going to EBC and Gokyo in Oct 2003 ... crowds or no crowds !!

Sure, there was a big rush in May/June this year to climb Everest ... but, the nepal treks are in any case popular. So, expect people around in oct and nov of ANY year !!

cheers,
- manish

[Raju Thapa]

Hi Nicole,
If you have planed in october to trek to everest base camp would be traffic and very crowded.In november,number of trekkers discrease because of cold.Does not matter of anniversary of everest.All the major events and expedtion happened in spring or some happens during october.Last Year,i was there from november 5th(from lukla) to november 27th.We meet only few people on trek.
Raju Thapa
www.nepaltravels.com

[scent angel shahi]

namaste dear Nicole!i love to give some good information about nov.trek to himalaya well as iam experienced it since 10 years as well as autumn season so november is great season for trek in nepal first and about 50 anniversary wont disterve you because we have lots of diffirent route well about this many people dont know thats the reason we are successful trekker because we specilized taking people hidden way n more scenic n panoramic views as well.whever you choose we will give you the best treat ploease contact me as soon as it is possible, thank you namaste

[Nicole]

Thanks Michael,
could you expand a little on why you prefer the circuit over EBC, apart from being cheaper?
thanks
Nicole

[Peter]

I have been to both Everest and Annapurna and I thought the best part of Nepal was the exposure to the people - I thought that the Annapurna trek gave you a little more of that - interesting towns along the way - it was more like a pilgrimage than the push to EBC where you get there and there are a bunch of climbers in tents and its kind of anticlimatic so to speak and then you go back down the same way -

Gokyo is quite beautiful though and if you are in the Everst region I would go there instad of or after EBC.

-Peter

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