It's our rest day here at Namche Bazaar so I thought I'd take the chance to post again because it will be quite a while before I can again.
We are actually staying in a teahouse here in Namche. Very basic accommodation - with a crashed Russian helicopter in the front yard (wait til you see the photo!) but after 3 days of trekking (not to mention using a toilet tent), I can't begin to describe how exciting it was to discover that we have an ensuite in our room - with a proper toilet. And a mirror. Amazing how the simple things in life can mean so much :-) By the way, I no longer smell - I had the longest, hottest shower I think I have had - I feel like a new woman :-)
As today was our rest day, some of us set out to walk to the Everest View Hotel which was not only a chance to see the great lady herself but to assist with acclimatisation. Our teahouse sits 100m higher in elevation than Namche and the Everest View Hotel sits another 300m higher than our hotel. Sounds easy but at 3,500m, it's not - it took us 2hrs 15mins to get there!Unfortunately Everest (Chomolungma to the Tibetans & Sagarmartha to the Nepali) was feeling very shy again, hiding behind more clouds. But we still spent an enjoyable 30mins sitting in the sun (mind you it was only 7 degrees!) on the balcony taking in the view of the Himalayan ranges. I can't begin to describe how stunning this place is. Luckily for us we should be able to see Everest tomorrow - and for most of the next 10 days:-)
Tomorrow is a hard day - 6 hours of trekking including climbing to around 4,000m before heading downhill for 2 hours to our camp. My ITB is gunna love it. After that we continue our slow ascent up to the Gokyo lakes region, at an average height of 5,000m before climbing up to Gokyo Ria at around 5,400m. From there, we have a high pass to cross (again around 5,400m) before heading in the direction of Everest Base Camp. Although a visit to Base Camp isn't in the itinerary, our guide has said that if everything goes according to plan we should just a chance to visit it. Lots of prayer wheels are being turned by everyone in the group - we are all excited at the prospect of getting there. But first, we have a few more hills to climb :-)
Will post again when I can.
10 comments:
Enjoy it young lady the best is to yet come...from Gokyo Ri the great lady is a stunner ;-)
Hope you get to read our comments too FHG. It's wonderful hearing your updates, and great to hear you're having such a fabulous time (niggly ITB notwithstanding)
Look after the ITB as you need that to see Everest. Keep having fun.
Stop making it sound so good!
Did you dare look in the mirror before the shower? Enjoy the climb, and base camp if you get there. That would be something.
ahhhhhhhh everest base camp.
how cool is that.
hope u get to go there.
cant wait to see the photos.
What and awesome experience, and great to be able to hear about your impressions.
Hope the clouds go away finally so you can see her ;)
The Bro said "ahhhhhhhh everest base camp. how cool is that."
Cool? Cold!!!!
Stay warm :-)
So enjoying reading your posts Jen and living your adventures with you. Do hope you got to see Everest lots of times. It all sounds so stunningly beautiful. Keep having an awesome time - can't wait to see those photos.
You must be glad you trained for 6 foot before all this mountain hiking. Sounds fantastic!
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