When I look at my pictures of Everest Base Camp it still gives me the chills. It truly is majestic! We spent a night at Base Camp on the way to Nepal from Lhasa, and for an entire afternoon we sat there and did nothing but look at the mountain. It sounds dull, but when it's sitting there in front of you and you realize you're looking at the roof of the world it really holds your interest! (You're already at around 5200m, and you realize that the peak is still another 3.5km above where you're standing!!!). There were 9 of us and no one said a word for hours (after the standard ridiculous "photo shoot" that we all did of course!). It's a day I'll never forget and I can't think of many things I've done while traveling that rival that day.

We stayed in one of the tents at Base Camp....we chose Hotel California and it was a lot of fun! Beds are lined around the walls of the tent, and our hostess sang Hotel California while she made us our dinner! It was March though, and it got a little chilly when the sun went down. We had more than enough blankets to stay warm while we slept (even though it's just a cloth tent, and the fire died out early on in the night), but every water bottle in the tent was solid ice in the morning....I don't recommend midnight bathroom trips! :) I was a great night, and we really had a great time there! Not to mention that as soon as you step out of the tent your staring at Everest! Fantastic!!