In the Shadow of Everest: High-Altitude Trekking in the Himalayas

Contents: Prologue. 1. Introduction. 2. Part One: Preliminaries. Part Two: The Trek. Epilogue. Part Three: Appendices.

In the Shadow of Everest is a personal story of an ordinary group of trekkers’ experience of the Everest Base Camp Circuit via Gokyo Lakes.

It is not intended to be the ultimate trekking guide, nor the final say on where to go or how to do it. It is written for those planning the trip of a lifetime, to give some impressions of what it is really like and what to expect.