Acclimatization

The Gokyo with Everest base camp Trek is designed in such a way as to allow full acclimatization to prevent anyone from getting AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness). When trekking in the high altitude, the general rule is to keep a slow pace allowing the body enough time to adjust to the height gained every day. The higher the altitude, the less is the oxygen in the air and our body needs to adjust to this accordingly.  It is therefore essential that we allow you sufficient time for acclimatization.  Since this trek gains a maximum height of 5545m at Kala Patthar, it is important that we keep our pace slow and steady at least for the initial walking days. And in order to avoid the likelihood of being affected by altitude sickness, we have planned our itinerary by keeping the initial days of walking moderately within limits and by providing plenty of time for proper acclimatization. Further, during the Gokyo with Everest Base Camp Trek, we have three days of full rest (day 5 Namche, Day 10 Machhermo and  day 12 at Gokyo) before proceeding ahead to the higher altitude, besides the short hikes in and around other places. Still, if you are concerned about it in anyway please refer to “Altitude illness” by Dr. Jim Duff” who has provided detailed information about altitude sickness and the ways to prevent them.

 

Preventing altitude sickness when trekking in Nepal: