Khumjung to Thamo – 2.5 hours 3790m down to 3440m Thamo to Thame return – 3.5 hours up to 3800m and back to 3440m The rain clouds were gone and it was a beautiful morning. We had a delicious Swiss Roasti (mashed potatoes, onions, garlic and who knows what else […]
Pangboche to Phunki Thanga 3930m – 3250m – 2 hours Phunki Thanga up to Khumjung 3250 – 3780 – 2 hours I woke up with a start as I heard someone coughing like crazy and I thought it may have been Spencer. He had told us at dinner last night […]
Kala Pattar – 5545m 3 hours return Pangboche – 3980 5.5 hours Up at the ungodly hour of 3:45am and ready for our hike up Kala Pattar – the highest point of our journey and the best view of Everest! Thoughtful Bikesh greets us with warm tea – he saved […]
GorakShep 5180m 2.5 hours I had my best sleep from 5 – 7am and woke up with a start thinking I was late. We are meeting at 7:30 this morning, so I am good – whew! We left Lobuche at 8am and slowly made our way to GorakShep following the […]
Lobuche 4930m 4.75 hours I awoke at 5am however stayed in my “Walrus” sleeping bag until 6:30am, nice and cozy. Our pre-ordered breakfast was ready at 7am and by 7:30am we were on our way. The trail to Dughla at 4600m is fairly flat and a pleasant walk made more […]
Dingboche 4410m up to 4750m and back A sleep in morning – hooray. Both Spencer and I are feeling under the weather this morning. We hang in there and hydrate and I feel better after a meal of french toast. Bikesh says we will leave for our acclimatization hike at […]
Dingboche 4400m, 3 hours I awoke shortly after 5am but stayed in my warm ‘walrus’ sleeping bag for another hour. Breakfast was better than dinner last night, however both Spencer & I have a bit of tummy upset. I started off earlier as I wanted to go super slow and […]
Pangboche 4000m 1.5 hours Wow, I slept right through until 4am and then dozed until 5:30am. I was up in time to see the sun rise over Ama Dablam and took several photos. It is such a great time of the day! A beautiful old black yak came meandering along […]
Down to Phuki Tanga at 3300m and up to Tengboche 3900m, 5 hours Awake again before the alarm at 5am. Ready to head down for breakfast at 6:30am. We left at 7:45am and steadily made our way up out of Namche and followed the trail alongside the mountain. We had […]
3445 – 3900m 3 hours up to Panorama Lodge It is 5am and the sun is just peeking over the Himalayan giants that surround Namche. Crows are cawing and I hear a rooster or two announcing the arrival of morning. Today is an acclimatization day so we are heading up […]