Sharks Do the High Passes of Everest Dispatch
November 4, 2018 – Khumjung and Pangboche, Moving to Higher Altitude!
We walked from Namche to Khunde and we had fantastic views of Ama Dablam along the way
Ang Temba standing proudly in front of his home village of Khunde; at entrance gate of Khunde
Welcome to Khunde; Hank being welcomed to Khunde; we received a great reception to town
Spinning the prayer wheels as we arrive
Directions in town
Khunde
Khunde
Ang Temba with his father who is 80 years old
We visited the Khunde clinic, which is just below Khunde Monastery
Prayer wheel on the trail
Kani – Entrance gate to a Sacred Area
Zeke O’Connor Beyful Garden: Khunde Hospital
Life in Khunde
Typical scene of life in Khunde
On the trail to Khumjung
Scene from our lodge in Khumjung – the Sherpa land
Les on the trail to Pangboche
Everest and Lhotse from Ang Temba and Yangzee’s lodge in Pangboche
Ama Dablam from our dining room window
Mingma Sherpa