Having never been to Nepal, it was hard to know how to be truly prepared for a three-week trek it it’s mountains. So, as I started packing for our trip to Everest Base Camp, (
learn more here) I did what anyone else does before hopping on a plane across the world: check the weather… Rain. Lots of it. Immediately, I began imagining stomping up to Everest Base Camp in muddy trails and frigid air, views clouded by dense, dark skies. Knowing that a synthetic-insulated jacket could layer easier under a rainshell and keep me dry in these conditions, the
Ghost Shadow moved higher up on my packing list.