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RE: Trekking The Himalaya - [Original Video]
- Take drugs with you so that you don't have to rely on getting to a hospital over there if you fall ill (75% of trekkers get stomach bugs which is easily sortable with antibiotics)
Have you trekked at altitude before? Theres a whole range of tips for trekking at altitude but if you want specific route planning info i can give you that too.
I haven't trekked any serious altitudes yet. Highest I've done is probably at 3000 meters, need all the tips you could give. I would be very grateful if you could share specific route planning info as well :) Really keen on doing the Annapurna Base Camp too.
Our itinerary was this one...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ecqRaj_5uyRxJaVSHzetglB26rh1gss24DAi5MHjFww/edit?usp=sharing
We organised it with Kandoo Adventures who provided the porter and the guide.
My main tip for altitude would be to drink and eat as much as you can. You should be taking on about 4 litres of water a day at that altitude and if you don't it will affect your body. Theres no way of knowing how altitude is going to affect you. Im pretty fit and in Nepal i wasnt affected too badly with altitude (mainly just lack of breath), and that only occured at 5000m , whereas when we did Kilimanjaro, i struggled from about 3000m upwards.
Thank you for sharing your detailed itinerary. Really appreciate it.
I have heard lots of stories about altitude sickness. I hope my reaction to altitude won't be too bad. Thanks for the great tip :) Will definitely keep that in mind.