Sharks Do the High Passes of Everest Dispatch
November 8, 2018 – Overnight at Gorak Shep and Climb Kala Patar!
Happy Birthday Hank! The Sharks are starting off for Gorak Shep at 8:30am.
We reached Gorak Shep; it was a great day! The sharks at one of the lower viewpoints on Kala Patar
Ascending the trail that leads from Gorak Shep towards Kala Patar
Changtse, the North Summit of Everest from our lodge in Gorak Shep
View from our lodge in Gorak Lodge
Teams descending Kala Patar using headlamp this evening. The sharks are up there and enjoyed a fantastic sunset of Everest from the top and they made all the way to the highpoint of the trip. 18,550ft!
Fried chicken and birthday cake for dinner for Hank Skade’s 70th birthday party – after climbing Kala Patar. His birthday cake was a cheese cake.
Wally Berg and Ang Temba at the Himalayan Lodge in Gorak Shep