We
started gently with a small 200-meter ascent which was spread out until lunch.
There was nothing on this path with regards to shops and other buildings, only
other tourists, guides, porters and yaks. It felt nice and felt like we finally
were out in the middle of nowhere among the world’s highest mountains. The
place we had lunch was a large lodge/restaurant, and because it was the only
place of its kind for miles there was quite a lot going on. Despite being busy
the entire group of 15 had received their food within less than 5 minutes after
ordering. The kitchen didn’t even look that big – many restaurants could learn
one thing or another!
The
afternoon we had a steep ascent before the path evened out – 1 hour per part.
People are beginning to get headaches, even I had it at one point but plenty of
water solved the issue. The ascent was quite hard to get by, but finally we
reached the top, a memorial for people dying on the mountains.
When arriving
at our destination we had an hour’s rest before we did a 1 hour acclimatization
hike that brought us above 5000 meters. This will hopefully make the next
couple of days a little easier.
Just keep walking...
The memorial.
Reaching the top during the acclimatization walk.
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