Everest Base Camp For Theatre Nemo - summary with photos

Everest Base Camp for Theatre NEMO

After 20 days, over 220km of scenic routes and 10,000m of altitude my epic trek in the Everest region has come to an end. I had a fabulous time there with amazing

hospitality from the local Sherpa population and breath-taking views. I have seen four of the world’s highest summits such as Everest, Nuptse, Cho

You and Makalu.

Oliwia Nastalek (GIA) Tel: 01870 82 4268 E-mail: [email protected]

Everest Base Camp for Theatre NEMO I am not going to lie to you – it was tough as my body was trying to adapt to life at high altitude. Falling asleep in a room with temperature below minus 5oC and getting up at 4.30am was not pleasant but having tea brought to me in the morning by the Sherpas helped. Ascent of between 500m and 1,000m every day was a

big challenge too but my fitness level has never been as good as now.



The trip made me appreciate the smaller things in life:

- Fruit and veg was limited in the mountains and the main source of protein was from eggs;

- Tap water was not safe for the delicate western traveller’s stomach, so chloride tablets were used freely;


- Hot showers – most lodges had very basic shower facilities with luke warm water and temperature in the bathroom on the fresh side; - Bread and diary products – only deep fried Tibetan bread was available (which I really enjoyed, must be down to living in Scotland too long), powder milk and smelly yak cheese; - Greens of Scotland – above 3,500m, where we stayed for most of the trek, there were no trees, bushes or even grass, just rocks and ice.


Despite all the hard times, my experience was truly unforgettable.


The image of the Everest Base Camp, frozen city of hundreds of tents attached to the Khumbu glacier beaten by merciless blizzards, will always stay in my mind as one of the most amazing things I have ever seen.

I am also going to miss three lovely meals cooked for me every day and games evenings with the rest of my trekking team gathered around stoves which were fuelled by dried yak dung.

I am going to miss the deep blue colour of the Himalaya sky and the turquoise water of the lakes in the Khumbu valley.


I would like to thank you all for supporting the great cause and donating money to THEATRE NEMO.

To date we have collected £367.00!

This is a fantastic result and already above my target, but if I can fundraise even more than that, it will be one of the most rewarding things I have done.

So please dig deep and donate now.

Olivia x

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Everest Base Camp For Theatre Nemo - summary with photos