We’d set our alarm for 5:30am so that we could be up with the sun for our run to Base Camp with as much time as possible. In true mountain fashion, a freak spring snowstorm had blown in overnight, covering the ground and trails in about a foot of snow. It was still active that …
Month: July 2019
One of my favourite aspects of this part of the trip was the opportunity to get up close and personal with Bos grunniens – the domesticated yak. Heading from Dingboche to Dughla we made our way past some abandoned houses and pastures with crumbling stone walls – former yak farms. These former homesteads were something …
Due to our elevation gain from Tengboche, we needed to take another acclimatization day in Dingers. This involved hiking partway up another hill to the northwest of the village called Nangkartshang (first peak – 5,083m). Following the classic climbing strategy of ‘climb high, sleep low,’ we always tried to get a good elevation gain in …
After a couple acclimatization days we were ready to start exploring Sagarmatha National Park and continue making our way towards Everest Base Camp. We knew we’d already completed one of the more difficult hiking days with the slog up to Namche Bazaar, but that was to be quickly followed up with another very challenging day …