Oh wow – I’ve heard Mt. Guiting-Guiting is an awesome trek. I will need to check it out next time we head to the Philippines.

Getting to Nepal is probably the largest cost – the trek itself, depending on how you tackle it can be very reasonable. But yes – via applications and the time needed to do the trek are always going to be there. Some people tackle the EBC trek in 10 – 11 days – so you can easily do this without taking a whole month of leave, but word of warning – you need to allow yourself time to properly acclimatise for safety reasons.

I’d say there are two key periods where trekkers had into the region – these align with the summiteers who go for the best weather conditions. These include the Oct/Nov and April/May periods. While these are the busiest, you avoid the monsoon season in-between where you can forget about the views. I break the weather elements down in https://www.domonthego.com/destinations-everest-base-camp-trek/ – check it out.

Hi Dom,

Oh yes! Trekking to EBC is one of our dreams. There are three major problems (at least for us):

1) the cost in going there considering the Philippine peso is not that strong
2) a visa application
3) we are full-time employees, so we doubt it if our employers would allow a month-long leave.

Yup, our mountains here are very warm during the day, but comfortably chilly during the night. Lots of rain due to our humid climate.

Our best mountaineering adventure would have to be our Mt. Guiting-guiting climb, which is published in our blog. G2 is among the most technically challenging mountains in the Philippines.

It was indeed cold but very easy to manage if you pack the right clothing. It’s amazing how well some of the top outdoor clothing companies craft their clothes to help keep adventurers warm. The key? It’s all about the layers.  Thanks for checking the adventure out.

While I was expecting it in some of our luxe tea houses on the main parts of the trail, I certainly wasn’t on the more remote bits like here. To be honest – I’ve showered in glacier water that was collected in reservoirs and funneled through metal pipes on both Machu Picchu and Kilimanjaro, so was well chuffed when the man brought out his thermos. Lol

That’s awesome that you guys are thinking about getting to EBC. I love the term Tropical Mountaineers. 🙂 When we get to warm destinations we also like to get out on the trails. What’s been your favorite adventure so far?