>>1664116>And diarrhea has come up again. Is it the food, water?When the body feels the lack of oxygen, it starts to constrict blood vessels in non-essential parts like arms, legs and digestive tract. I've met a woman at 3,5km who complained of not feeling her toe for instance. This way more oxygen gets to the brain, liver and kidneys, but you might get some issues with not fully digesting food. Unfamiliar food with new bacteria that your intestines are not used to also don't help. Water is actually pretty safe there. You can get chlorinated water for free at checkpoints on the track. Your permit fee that you get in the capital pays for that.
>>1664130He made a joke about literal queues to the Everest summit. It's overcrowded with rich people who want to get to the tallest mountain on earth despite it being essentially a glorified via ferrata by now. Base camp is filled with literal shit and trash from all the people who go there despite $40k+ permit fees.
Honestly, you will probably have a better time going on Annapurna circuit trek, getting to even slightly higher altitude and not having to go the same path back like with EBC. Unless you reeeeally want to see Everest.
