1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?

Getting to heights of 4500 metres and also meeting a few climbing expeditions on their way to Everest.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?

Make sure you are absolutely fit. They recommend fitness sessions of 4 hours a week, up to 4 months of departure, you will need it!!!!!!!!

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?

Well up to 16 sherpa's, guides etc. were employed and I know that the loads they have to carry is not as much as a commercial load, also they get better food, clothing etc. This trip was certainly better for the environment than staying in the teahouses, as the latter probably still use wood as fuel, rather than kerosene, and that has some long term damaging effects to the nature there.

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?

The panoramic views of all the key mountains (Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Shortse, Thamerserku, Ama Dablem, etc) near the Ama Dablam base camp.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?

Leave all your cares and expectations behind and just go with the flow.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?

Yes - benefited the local economy. HOWEVER - I have some concerns as to how the rubbish were being disposed of. In some instances they were being burnt and there were some items that could not be burnt e.g. plastics. Also sometimes the rubbish were tipped 'behind the bushes'. At this point I started to keep my own rubbish and take them back to hotel in Kathmandu. The policy for rubbish could be better explained and managed.

Read the operator's response here:

Many thanks for your feedback. It is important for us to receive both positive and negative feedback from our guests, and acting upon negative feedback enables us to make improvements. In Nepal we have worked tirelessly to ensure our holidays are as environmentally friendly as possible. This is the first case of irresponsible rubbish disposal and as a result all our staff and guides have been reminded about our policy and furnished with a copy of our Responsible Travel booklet, to serve as a reminder what our company expects from our staff. In future I wish to assure all future trekkers that we shall be ensuring that this will be rectified in the future.