EBC – Dingboche to Loboje (4931m)
The latest news is that the team acclimatised to 5000m yesterday on the walk up the ‘hill’ behind Dingboche. They had seriously good views of Ama Dablam – weather was great. Besides a few coughts and sneezes it seems that everyone is on track. They are so excited to know that on Tuesday they will reach Base Camp. It’s been the usual tucker all the way, day in and day out – either fried eggs and chips or dhal bhat (Nepalese traditional meal of lentils and rice) so there was great excitment in camp when Sean came across a restaurant that served a proper Indian veg curry. Yay – something a little different.
The group will leave Dingboche and climb up the ridge behind Periche today, until they reach the teahouse. If it’s clear enough, they will be mesmerised by the views of Tawoche and Cholatse. A steep, stiff ascent to the terminal moraine of the Khumbu glacier will then be tackled. The top of the climb is marked by a series of stone monuments (cairns) to commermorate some of the climbers that have not returned from expeditions to this region. The Lhotse rigde is awesome from this angle.
Today's views
Traditional Nepalese dwelling
A Cairn
Series of cairns
Yak carrying a load
Well done to you all for getting up to 5000 m.The views must be amazing. Glad you had a change of diet. Hope the weather holds and that today goes well.
Amazing pics, it must be tremendous for real!! Well done for all your hard trekking and expecially when fueled by fry-ups. Thinking of you loads, Vern(Mum) and Kels, lots of love US XXXX
Peter and Dani must be loving that food!! Can’t wait to see all the photos Dan must be taking along the way. Maybe another youtube moment will be posted? Good luck with the final climb. SO proud of you guys – I think I’ve told everyone I know about your adventures.
Fantastic you two gals – it all looks really spectacular – what a wonderful time for you both – hope you enjoying every little moment of the experience. Megs and Ang send love as we do in buckets full – Jen and Wis