EBC – Photo-shoot

Being the team leader of the Everest Base Camp (EBC, 5500m) trekking in October 2009, I am pleased to inform that there will be a photo-shoot and interview session by The Star newspaper reporter this weekend.

Since there are so many Bukit and Gunung (mountains) near to Kuala Lumpur, it takes a bit of consideration to decide which mountain is ideal to do a location photo-shoot. It would take too much effort to travel a few hours to the popular Gunung just to take the group photos.

At higher plain of Bukit Tabur (filepix)

One of the team members asked me what the trekking attire would be like. This is a good question as we are not able to put on fleece jacket and down jackets here, we would just wear the normal T-shirts in local trekking gears. Otherwise, it would be fuming hot inside our bodies in this tropical land with clothing meant for cold weather.

Most likely, the venue for the photo-shoot session would be Bukit Tabur. It is within Kuala Lumpur and the scenery at higher plain is splendid with the panorama view of Klang Reservoir and Klang Valley in the distance.

Bukit Tabur or Klang Gate Ridge for the reservoir

EBC Team Size – The original response was just fantastic. With 29 trekkers showing interest to trek to Everest Base Camp, I was liaising with the trekking agent in Nepal as to how to manage such big number. Later, the number dropped to 20 and the trekking agent said no problem with it. When it was time for serious commitment, finally, the EBC team consists of 12 courageous trekkers. If you are interested to join us (in October 2009), please click here for more details.

Written by KC
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