32 Things You Need to Know Before Doing the Mount Everest Base Camp Trek

On the very first day of our trek, we spent the first hour going downhill. And, like some sort of twisted joke, after we gained a few thousand feet in elevation going uphill for a few days, we spent the next day going down 1,000 feet . . . only to go back up again and then some!

Prepare yourself for a lot of downhill on the way up, and a lot of uphill on the way down. It's a hard pill to swallow, especially on days when you're trying to do the opposite, but every step really is worth it in the end.