Everest Base Camp Trek Dispatch
October 26, 2014 – Thame to Khumjung – We Are Back on the Path to Everest Base Camp
A Thame Sunset. A beautiful remote Sherpa village.
We set off from Thame and our first stop was the Khumbu Bijuli Small Hydro Project.
These turbines provide electricity for the villages we have visited so far.
Yak on a hillside. A classic scene along trail from Thame.
Autumn beauty along the trail from Thame.
Along the trail we ran across an old friend, Peter Hillary, who is trekking with his son Michael.
Team photo with the Hillarys
Approaching a choten along the trail
Thar, or Himalayan Mountain Sheep, along the trail
Entering the village of Khunde in the early afternoon
In Khunde we paid a visit to the Khunde Hospital, founded by Edmund Hillary and funded by the Canadian Himalayan Trust.
The sister village to Khunde is Khumjung, here we visited the gompa, or monastery
Yes, there is a Yeti skull at Khumjung monastery.
Inside Khumjung Monestary