Everest Base Camp Trek Dispatch
October 13, 2012 – Amazing First Views of Everest and a Beautiful Day in Namche
We slept in our comfortable new Deluxe Rooms at Panorama Lodge this morning – until 7:00 AM. Our sherpa staff brought our wake up tea and coffee and we were off for the ten minute walk to the National Park view point. What a morning! Temba took these photos in the few minutes that we enjoyed the nice morning light before we returned to the lodge for breakfast.
This is our first rest day. The sky overhead is perfectly blue and Namche offers lots to do. “Shopping is acclimatization” is our motto here at 11,400 feet (3400 meters) above sea level.
Temba’s photo captured the beautiful view we had of Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam.
Group photo with Kwangde Peak behind
The girls enjoying the morning light with the big peaks behind
“There’s Everest”
Before we went back for breakfast we enjoyed a brief tour of the Park Museum.
Thamserku loomed beautifully over town as we descended into the main part of Namche to look around.
Numerous shops in the middle of Namche sell anything a trekker could need.
It has finally happened, after years of wondering we were pleased to see that Namche now has its first ATM machine. Remarkable for a trading town served only by yaks and porters.
Wendy made a stop at Rita’s pharmacy to stock up on some items for our trek onward.
Alix checking out some supplies for the trek with Rita
We ran into Nwang Dolka, Namche’s dentist. Medicine Hat girl Liz was pleased to learn that Nwang had done part of her training in Calgary. Liz bought a “World’s Highest Dental Clinic´ tee shirt.
Jim and Sharon enjoyed shopping at the Sherpa Outdoor shop
Left: Lauren was finding a number of things to try on at the Sherpa shop;
Right: Wendy got a new pack at International Mountain Equipment.
These kinds of days in Namche make for great memories. Blue sky, great peaks all around.