Day #12 - Dingboche Acclimitisation Walk Pt 1

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Today was another of those "rest days" that actually involved a lot of walking - effectively back to the same location.

After a hearty breakfast of porridge oats and pancakes we stepped outside to clear blue skies and light winds, and headed off on our acclimitisation walk to Chhukhung further up the valley towards Island Peak. We would ascend around 300m or so to 4770m crossing several times over the Imja Khola river.

The walking was a comfortable and gentle uphill for most of the way, but interspersed with tricky underfoot conditions due to the plethora of frozen streams.

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