Waking
up we had a beautiful clear view (after wiping the condensation off the
windows) of Everest and Lhotse. How many can say they have woken up to that
kind of view?
We began
the day with visiting the oldest monastery of the Sherpa Buddhists, where we
had 15 minutes of serene peace before breakfast where we could watch the monks
chant.
After
breakfast we headed upwards towards our next lodge. This was located app. 400
meters above our original position, but most of the ascent was on the second
half of the walk. Personally I was a little surprised; I had expected a
horrible steep ascent, but while keeping pace with the fast group and feeling
good about it we were informed that we were less than 10 from our destination.
I must be better at this walking-thing than I thought.
They
have real toilets here! Amazing how one’s priorities change during a trek like
this.
I am
walking around in one layer; pants and light t-shirt. I can feel the cold wind
against me, but as long as I keep moving or stay in the sun it isn’t an issue.
The group thinks I’m weird. I think they are weird; I am the only one dressed
like this, the rest are wearing 3-4 layers. I have no idea how they are not
cooking, just like they have no idea how I am not freezing. Oh, well – it means
I still have more layers to go which means I (theoretically) have a better
chance of handling the colder weather when we reach the higher parts of the
trek.
The monastery in the morning.
Wow! A Danish bakery café. Wait, what?
Going past the tree line there is only one thing to fire with; yak dung. Here's a large portion laid out to dry (the round disks).
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