The high trail out of Lobuche heading towards Pumori and Base Camp.
Few people take the high trail out of Lobuche, but I like to. The short climb brings us out into the morning sun while the lower trail is still cold in the mountains’ shadow. Dramatic views of Pumori (a peak so beautiful it was named “Daughter of the Mountain”) and the upper end of the Khumbu Valley lure us onward. Step by step we climb higher and grow closer to the world’s highest summit.