And then it's only the Mountain - and you

Posted by Jan Horn  -  Kathmandu, Nepal  -  Wed, 04/18/2007 - 08:51.

Base Camp trekking is an exercise in mental and spiritual evolution.
You start in Kathmandu with its riot of colours, smells and sounds. An exotic assault on the senses.
Then you trek through the early stages of beautiful tumbling landscapes, snow tipped mountains and rushing rivers.
Slowly the environment changes until finally, at Base Camp Mount Everest, everything is devoid of sensory input.    A landscape in monochrome grey, black and white.    No sound.    No smell.    No taste.
In the absence of sensory input you turn inward to your inner core; yourself. And then it is only the Mountain and you.    And so it should be.