evidence: Winter has got to be the best time to trek to Everest Base Camp. I trekked in February and, as winter is the dry season, it generally boasts the clearest skies in the Himalayas. We were able to get amazing views of Everest and the incredible surrounding landscape as we hiked. Yes, it was cold. The EBC trek in winter is at least 10-15°C colder than the peak season. While most days were bright and clear, we did encounter blizzards, fog and ice over our 13-day trek. The evenings in the teahouses were particularly chilly, dropping to -25°C outside the lodges’ thin, wooden walls. [...] While the winter is a cold and unpredictable time to trek to EBC, it’s also one of the clearest. This means blue skies and a lot of sun. I always applied factor 50 each morning, come blizzard or shine, and got more colour in my cheeks than I did in three months in Africa.