Today's hike won't be too intense since yesterday I was convinced that should attempt Kongma La (the first of the three passes) from Chukhung (the next village) instead of from Dingboche (where I am now). However, I am up early to say goodbye to Pavel and Olga, my Russian friends who have been with
Three Passes Trek Day 6: Dingboche Acclimatization
After what may have been my best sleep of the trip thus far, I spring out of bed to meet Pavel in the common area for our early-morning breakfast (Olga's decided to sit this day's hike out). There's only one problem: where's breakfast? Typically, you order breakfast the night before and tell the
Three Passes Trek Day 5: Pangboche to Dingboche
I'm blaming the altitude, but the dutch oven that is my sleeping bag this morning is out of control (there's probably some pills I could be taking to combat this gaseous expansion). In other news, the woman who runs the lodge wasn't very friendly with me this morning. I suspect she's a bit sore
Everest Base Camp Day 5: Tengboche to Dingboche
Starting elevation: 12,697 ft / 3,870 m Ending elevation: 14,469 ft / 4,410 m Elevation change: +1,772 ft / +540 m Starting oxygen: 64% of sea level Ending oxygen: 59% of sea level Distance covered: 6.71 mi / 10.8 km Time hiked: 3h 30m Balls. It was cold last night. I'm not even