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Daniel
12th February 2002, 03:39 PM
December/January is probably the best for clear skies, even though there is some risk for a late december short snow storm at altitude. It is cold up there in late Dec, but the the atmosphere is dry, no humidity, fantastic visibility, hence excellent photos. Take good filters though as the sun and UV especially are strong.
Otherwise a good sleeping bag, a beanie, good boots, and a downe jacket should do the trick.

by the way, if you are in the area go to Gokyo. It is excellent up there in terms of views. And you can walk up the valley from the lodges too. Beats EBC any day.

Escher
12th February 2002, 06:13 PM
I went to EBC end of Jan beg of Feb. I would definitely recommend going then. It was generally clear with great opportunities for photos. It snowed a couple of times and there were a few amazing frosts but these provided great photo opportunities too. It was much less crowded, we only met about 5-10 people on the way up - though they were many more coming up valley as we were coming down in mid Feb. January/February cold and clear - the ideal time.

Enjoy

Escher