My son and I went on the Everest Base Camp & Island Peak trek in October 2022. The organisation was excellent and our two guides Gareth and Jake were experienced, helpful and very friendly. We had a good size group so along with the 2 UK guides we had around 23 porters and local guides all of which could not do enough to keep us comfortable and ensuring we enjoyed the trip.
Unfortunately, my son suffered from serious altitude sickness and we had to fly out and get him down to a lower altitude. Jake, Gareth and all the local guides were fantastic, they spent a lot of the night monitoring my son and made sure we got him to a medical centre in the mountains for initial medical treatment. Once the weather cleared we were on the first helicopter down the mountain despite there being over 14 helicopters booked as soon as the weather cleared. I have been on a number of expeditions and treks and I count the guys running this one as among the best I have dealt with. They were considerate, caring, knowledgeable and had medical training that kicked in as soon as we had a problem. Although we flew out early we kept in touch and the rest of our group went on to reach Basecamp and then many went on to summit Island Peak. My son and I were sorry not to have completed the trek but as the pre registration info informs you altitude sickness can strike when least expected. My memory of this adventure will be the views, the local people and the wonderful help we received when we ran into problems. Many thanks Bucket List you did a great job and I hoe we will be joining you again sometime soon. – Dennis Oct 2022