What I have learnt on the trail
Real costs, training, altitude, paperwork and everyday life on the trek, from the tours I have led as group leader.
The first Nomad Exped tour: Everest Base Camp, April 2026
How the pilot tour to Everest Base Camp via Gokyo and the Cho La pass went: a group of four, the hardest day, a night in a tent at base camp and what I am changing for 2027.
What Everest Base Camp really costs from Romania
The full budget for Everest Base Camp: the flight, visa, insurance, gear, tips and spending on the trail, with the amounts from the April 2026 tour.
How to train for Everest Base Camp or Kilimanjaro
How I trained, what actually helps, a simple weekend test and the mistakes I see most often before a high-altitude trek.
Altitude sickness, from experience
What I felt the first time at altitude, what an acclimatisation day on the way to Everest Base Camp looks like, what we check every day and who decides when someone has to go down.
Kilimanjaro on the Marangu route: why I chose it
Why I climb Kilimanjaro on the Marangu route: the huts, the summit night, the local crew, why September and how crowded the "Coca-Cola route" really is.
Tanzania safari in September: what you see and what a day is like
Tarangire, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro in September: what a safari day looks like, which animals you can hope to see, what to bring for photography and the guide's rules.
Why go in a group, with a group leader, rather than alone
What a group leader does on the trail, why groups of 6-14 people, how I choose the local partner agencies and the mistakes of people who go alone without experience.
Life in the teahouses on the way to Everest Base Camp
What the rooms are like, what we eat, what a hot shower costs, how the internet works and how cold the nights are in the guesthouses on the way to Everest Base Camp.
Tipping on the mountain: who, how much and why
How much to tip the local crew on Everest Base Camp, Island Peak, Kilimanjaro and on safari, how we collect it and why it matters so much to the porters.
Documents, visas, vaccines and insurance for Nepal and Tanzania
The paperwork you need for Everest Base Camp and for Kilimanjaro or a safari: the visa, yellow fever, vaccines, insurance and trekking permits.
