Dingboche, early morning with a dusting of snow.It is much easier to do this going down, than it was going up, and its nice to be amongst trees again. Continue reading “Day 11 – Dingboche to Deboche”
The Khumbu glacier and Everest Base Camp.We truly reach our pinnacle today, the “hill” of Kala Patthar (black rock), a peak within the valley of the sky mountains. Then a quick jaunt down, down, down. Continue reading “Day 10 – Kala Patthar, Gorak Shep to Dingboche”
Everest Base Camp, with the peak itself, the “small” peak to the right of the glacier in the further distance.Today is the day, today we make it to the goal. Yesterday we hiked, for the first time, in snow. It was cold, and today, we go higher still, to the final floor of the roof of the world. Continue reading “Day 9 – Lobuche to Base Camp!“
Cholatse peak, 6335mtrs, and glacierAfter snow in the early morning, melting within an hour from sunrise, we have what would be the most spectacular day’s walk of the trek. Continue reading “Day 8 – Dingboche to Lobuche”
A peak in the mastiff of the Ama Dablam peak (6,814mtrs)It didn’t actually snow much, but it was a cold night. The morning was still overcast, but the clouds higher so not as oppressive as the afternoon previously. Continue reading “Day 7 – Dingboche, Acclimatisation”
Outside the monastery at Pangboche GompaThe hike today continued through forest and trees, picturesque with continuing views of Everest to remind us of our distant goal. After lunch we have climbed above the tree line and the landscape becomes stark, and in the dank afternoon, cold and clammy, it feels difficult and overwhelming. It can only get worse! Continue reading “Day 6 – Deboche to Dingboche”
A stupa on the path at Dengboche, photo taken under moonlight around 3amA first real experience of “Nepal Flat”… for today we only gain a little bit of altitude; we end up climbing over 1,000 mtrs and descending over 700 mtrs. It is a glorious days walking through wooded land and steep valleys, rhododendron and pine tree forests. Continue reading “Day 5 – Namche Bazaar to Deboche”
