We are sitting in the dining room of our lodge in Gorakshep, knackered after a long, fruitful, and ultimately very successful day, culminating in finally getting to Everest Base Camp. We started early leaving Lobuche at 7, to be instantly stuck in peak hour EBC traffic! One of the beauties of taking the Gokyo/Cho La Pass route is the lack of traffic on the trek, as only about 10-15% of trekkers tackle this journey, mainly due to the perceived fear of the Cho La pass, and the extra five days required. The rest take the road more travelled, and today we get to see firsthand how travelled that road is…A LOT! The walk to Gorakshep was bumper to bumper, making what would have been a pleasant walk quite the culture shock. The scenery was as magnificent as always which certainly made up for crowds, though. We got into Gorakshep at about 10, dumped our packs and ordered a very early lunch of Sherpa stew, soup & macaroni. By 11 we were back at it for …