houns, basecamp is pretty dull, we were in kathmandu and bought a map then took a few weeks to walk up there staying in tea houses along the way, its a nice walk but deffo not an "acheivement" any tool can do it without a guide, a few idiots around also, one guy we stopped to talk with (a very nice south african chap) was with an american who when we asked them if they wanted to join us for a cuppa said (as he threw his can of coke over his shoulder) "**** that man, lets trek" much to our delight he was airlifted off later on in the trip due to altitude sickness…utter tool, some other american was overheard in one place complaining "you call this a burger?" to one of the locals who just cooked him a meal…
i have heard the annapurna circuit is much better.