Everest Base Camp Trek - Gorak Shep to Tengboche

Departing the next day we headed toward Lukla. The weather on the return trip was decidedly less welcoming than on our ascent. Much of the way the wind was directly in our face and then the clouds rolled in with some brief rain and snow showers. It was the lack of sun that made the difference, letting in the cold, the bone chilling cold! Another major difference was the crowds on the trail. No longer were we walking in solitude, it was now March and prime trekking season.

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