What?
... What do you mean base camp doesn't count?
We're now in a village called Pheriche, just on the other side of the hill from Dingboche. Yesterday, after eating lunch in Gorak Shep - we made the trek up the rocky, icy, bouldery Khumbu glacier to Mt.Everest Base Camp. It was much busier than we expected, but it was pretty cool to see the village of tents filled with people from expeditions preparing for their climb. I think it's safe to say that each one of us got too many pictures, so you'll all be able to see it when we're back.
Last time we updated, we were still in Dingboche. The trek to Chhukhung was fairly enjoyable, and we had a pretty good time while we were there. The village (not sure if that would be an accurate term, it's a small gathering of buildings that is only seasonally occupied) of Chhukhung was chilly - and windy. On our "rest day" there, we trekked up to Imja glacial lake, which is completely frozen at this point in the year. It was beautiful none-the-less. A few people who will not be named were throwing rocks at it and managed to break the ice. Had a GLOF been caused, we'd all be dead. Since there is absolutely nothing around the lake other than Chhukhung, Lhakpa gave us all a packed lunch of Tibetan bread, yak cheese, crackers, a granola bar, and a hard boiled egg. Yum.
Chhukhung to Lobuche was a longer trek. Down the shrubby, rocky hill to Dingboche, through Dingboche, up a hill, and across an expansive plain to Dugla. After lunch in Dugla, we tackled a large, bouldery hill and then up the valley to Lobuche. We had some tea, and then visited the Italian Research Centre (a large glass pyramid). The electrical engineer for the facility showed us around - he was a very interesting Italian character. Lobuche was cold, but we all slept... for about 2 hours. We all woke up with frozen water and toothpaste.
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Today Kala Patthar (or Crawlup Patthar as some of us have been calling it...) was done by most of us after a 6am breakfast. Then alllllll the way down here to Pheriche. Coming down rather than up is great for a few reasons:
1. The air gets thicker. We like oxygen.
2. The food gets better (Lhakpa made us eat too much garlic on the way up to acclimatize).
3. We get to smile as we watch people struggle up the hills that we are now walking down.
4. We are getting closer and closer to fulfilling our various cravings ("Dill pickles!" - Jordan. "Subway sandwich!" - Reed, "Onion rings!" - Meaghan, "Pizza!" - Jamie, "BEER!" - All of us, in unison.)
3 Days until we fly back to Kathmandu to eat, shop, and go see Chitwan National Park.
Hope you guys are enjoying Canada! Eat something other than potatoes for us. :)
Cheers!!!
- Jamie, Jordan, Meaghan, Reed.
... What do you mean base camp doesn't count?
We're now in a village called Pheriche, just on the other side of the hill from Dingboche. Yesterday, after eating lunch in Gorak Shep - we made the trek up the rocky, icy, bouldery Khumbu glacier to Mt.Everest Base Camp. It was much busier than we expected, but it was pretty cool to see the village of tents filled with people from expeditions preparing for their climb. I think it's safe to say that each one of us got too many pictures, so you'll all be able to see it when we're back.
Last time we updated, we were still in Dingboche. The trek to Chhukhung was fairly enjoyable, and we had a pretty good time while we were there. The village (not sure if that would be an accurate term, it's a small gathering of buildings that is only seasonally occupied) of Chhukhung was chilly - and windy. On our "rest day" there, we trekked up to Imja glacial lake, which is completely frozen at this point in the year. It was beautiful none-the-less. A few people who will not be named were throwing rocks at it and managed to break the ice. Had a GLOF been caused, we'd all be dead. Since there is absolutely nothing around the lake other than Chhukhung, Lhakpa gave us all a packed lunch of Tibetan bread, yak cheese, crackers, a granola bar, and a hard boiled egg. Yum.
Chhukhung to Lobuche was a longer trek. Down the shrubby, rocky hill to Dingboche, through Dingboche, up a hill, and across an expansive plain to Dugla. After lunch in Dugla, we tackled a large, bouldery hill and then up the valley to Lobuche. We had some tea, and then visited the Italian Research Centre (a large glass pyramid). The electrical engineer for the facility showed us around - he was a very interesting Italian character. Lobuche was cold, but we all slept... for about 2 hours. We all woke up with frozen water and toothpaste.
__
Today Kala Patthar (or Crawlup Patthar as some of us have been calling it...) was done by most of us after a 6am breakfast. Then alllllll the way down here to Pheriche. Coming down rather than up is great for a few reasons:
1. The air gets thicker. We like oxygen.
2. The food gets better (Lhakpa made us eat too much garlic on the way up to acclimatize).
3. We get to smile as we watch people struggle up the hills that we are now walking down.
4. We are getting closer and closer to fulfilling our various cravings ("Dill pickles!" - Jordan. "Subway sandwich!" - Reed, "Onion rings!" - Meaghan, "Pizza!" - Jamie, "BEER!" - All of us, in unison.)
3 Days until we fly back to Kathmandu to eat, shop, and go see Chitwan National Park.
Hope you guys are enjoying Canada! Eat something other than potatoes for us. :)
Cheers!!!
- Jamie, Jordan, Meaghan, Reed.
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