Recent Expedition : Chocolate Sherpa Kathmandu to Everest Base Camp Expedition

Chocolate Sherpa Kathmandu to Everest Base Camp

Expedition returned over a year ago

Expedition Type: trekking

Departure Date: 11 Apr 2009
Date Returned: 11 May 2009

Last Update: No Updates Written

Expected Duration: 31 Days
Actual Duration: 30 Days

Anticipated Distance: 400km

Team: Joseph De Mahieu, Louis-Philippe Loncke, Norbert Eggermont, Jeremy Roumian,

Sponsors: ACTICOA, wechsel tents, Julbo, Wilsa Sport, Bogen Imaging, Sherpa Trek, Yatri Tours, Barry-Callebaut, Patagonia

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Team member Joseph De Mahieu: At 18, Joseph de Mahieu is the youngest of the sherpa team. Jo has already done treks in the Alps and the Pyrenees, but this new expedition can’t be compared in terms of altitude, endurance, bravery and adventure. But Jo is confident and hopes that...View Details

Team member Louis-Philippe Loncke: Louis-Philippe Loncke (LouPhi) is the leader of this expedition. He had the idea of this unique expedition. He is nicknamed "The Crazy Belgian" in Australia because of his previous solo adventures. Known as adventurer or explorer in several countries...View Details

Team member Norbert Eggermont: Being 24, it's a miracle Norbert still kept all his teeth considering the amount of chocolate he ingested during his short life. Norbert is a true chocaholic, but not only that: he loves fresh air and strong sensations...hence his enthusiasm for proj...View Details

Team member Jeremy Roumian: Jeremy joined the Chocolate Sherpa team because he was seduced by this unique idea and the real challenges of this expedition. Unfortunately, he would not be able to walk and carry the chocolate, but he will bring his support during all the steps of...View Details

Expedition Objective(s):
Walk from Katmandu to Everest base camp (EBC), distributing Belgian chocolate underway. Especially to Sherpas. Do a tasting with sherpas and Everest mountaineers at EBC. Raise funds for the Nepal Orthopaedic Hospital in Kathmandu and the project of creating a mobile Hospital to provide care to the o...View Details

Interesting Aspects:
* carrying a lot of weight in high altitude will be a challenge. WE are the chocolate sherpas, we'll transport more than 100 kg of chocolate plus gear to EBC !...View Details

Equipment List:
Tent, sherpa-trek, stoves, satphone, gps, sleeping bag....View Details

See Also:
http://chocolate-sherpa.blogspot.com/ Chocolate Sherpa Expedition
http://www.louis-philippe-loncke.com Belgian explorer Louis-Philippe Loncke
LouPhi's adventure Blog http://louphi.blogspot.com/

Concluding Report: We made it: The tasting was organised in EBC on 3-4 of May 2009.
More on the website http://chocolate-sherpa.blogspot.com

Please make a donation for the Nepal Mobile Hospital or raise money for it fromyour own expedition in Nepal.

Advice: If you carry more than 25kg on the trek from Lukla to EBC, please allow at least 2 acclim days.
We had 2 nights at periche and 2 nights in Namshe. Only 2 of the 3 people in our team made it. LouPhi and Norbert suffered from altitude mountain sickness. Louphi from 4200m and the headache remained until the last day in EBC. Norbert had the illness only at gorak shep but was so hard he had to stop and turn back.

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