It’s a really good idea to train for the Everest Base Camp trek. A
REALLY good idea. And the best possible training is hiking on rough
terrain, ideally up and down mountains.
Lucky us, we live 45 minutes from the perfect training ground: Table Rock State
Park. We hiked this weekly—there are a number of trails, and we
mixed it up—for about eight months.
Table Rock State Park, Pickens County,
SC, courtesy of Google Earth.The main Table Rock trail. 11km, with
700m ascent. Not Ama Dablam, but not bad for training.The view from the top is
fun!We had to find other hikes when Table
Rock caught fire. The incredible Park Service folks had the trails open,
and new trails added (!) within three weeks of the fires.
Amazing.
