This was
the first day on the way back to Kathmandu. Before departing, though, there was
the small matter of Kala Patthar, a small summit which gives a 360 degree view
of the surrounding mountains. And to get the best view experience you should be
at the top at sunrise. This meant that we had to leave the lodge at 0430 and
ascending almost 400 meters before the sun came up from behind Everest. I
arrived after a strenuous 2:15 walk and despite the climb at times was very
tough the view from the top made it all worth it. It was voluntary if one
wanted to go; we ended up going 7 people, all of us made it – some of us not as
fast as others.
Back at
the lodge at 0815-ish we quickly packed and had breakfast before leaving. The
walk back took us almost a kilometer down, and despite some parts still going
up it was a nice change of pace to finally be going down in a more consistent
manner than before.
We had
lunch at Lobuche, and afterwards we continued downwards until we ended up at
Pheriche, located below Dingboche in a valley. On the way up we had passed Pheriche
when leaving Dingboche, walking along the ridge looking down at the building in
which we were now staying.
The view from Kala Patthar; Everest and Nupse can be easily seen.
Resting with a view!
The valley where we were spending the night.
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