Everest Base Camp Trek Dispatch
April 6, 2009 – Our Acclimatization Day in Pheriche
This is Ang Temba reporting from Pheriche. We are at 4240 meters now (13,900 ft). Everyone slept well in our lodge here last night and this morning we climbed far above Pheriche to Nagkartshang Peak. This took us to an elevation or more that 4,600 meters, over 15,000 feet. The views were beautiful and all five members did great. Jim is “better than better” now, he always does best at higher altitudes!
At 3:00 this afternoon we will go to the Himalayan Rescue Association Clinic to go to High Altitude lecture and to visit the hospital. We will be here in Pheriche at our lodge again tonight and tomorrow will go to Lobouche.
I am sending some photographs from the past few days. We have had a great time.
In Khunde we visited Dr. Kami Sherpa at the Khunde Hospital
Jim and Janet at the Hillary Memorial Chorten above Khunde
Edouard stands at the bust of Hillary at the school in Khumjung
We love sharing digital photos with the Sherpa kids along the trail
On the way to Pangboche we visited the world famous Tangboche Monastery
Yesterday morning before we left Pangboche, Kit received her blessing from Lama Geshi
The scenery is amazing. Here yaks move loads along the trail to Pangboche. Ama Dablam stands above
Kit and Bob on the trail to Pheriche. The peaks behind are Kantega and Thamserku
Bob in Pheriche
The team in Pheriche