Blogs from Lobuche, Nepal, Asia

I feel like each day I say the walk was further or more challenging than expected. Today is no exception. We woke up a little earlier than usual and were ready to leave just before 8am. The guide book says finding the path can be challenging for the first 5 minutes so we asked if we could join a group who were leaving at the same time as us. They kindly agreed and ended up spending the whole day with us. They were a Canadian couple, Miriam & robin, and a chap from the Netherlands, Bart. They turned out to walk about the same speed as us and were really good company. The route to start with was slightly different to the map due to a landslip, but fortunately the path was well trodden and relatively ... read more

5.000m heute ist also der tag, an dem wir die magische grenze der 5.000 höhenmeter sprengen. gut tausend meter höher als unser bislang höchster berg - der großglockner! der tag beginnt etwas gedrückt, weil rene, unser gruppenmitglied, über zunehmenden husten, müdigkeit und schmerzen in der brust klagt. wir beginnen mit einem gemütlichen anstieg und einer anschließenden langen passage über mehrheitlich flache gefilde. ein grasbewachsener kessel mit 360grad blick auf die umliegenden peaks ist unser wandergebiet für den vormittag. wir machen rast in thukla für die berüchtigte knoblauchsuppe, nach der man so stinkt, dass man sich sogar fürs reden genieren muss! nach der kleinen stärkung treten wir einen einstündigen steilen marsch an, an dessen ende wir mit einem grandiosen rundum blick belohnt werden. außerdem befinden sich auf der anhöhe viele gedenkstätten in fo... read more

Relatively late start- 0835. Dhana thinks it will be quiet at EBC when we get there as most people tend to arrive early afternoon- given that we were completely alone at the top of Kala Patthar yesterday we are inclined to take his advice. Chitra is coming with us this morning so the 4 of us set off, we retrace our steps of yesterday across the moraine. Spot a beautiful coloured bird amongst the common sparrows and choughs, might be a common rose finch. Moraine gives way to rocky, icy terrain but we cover the distance with relative ease. We are surrounded by the Khumbu Glacier, parts of which form huge walls of ice in different colours and formations. We walk along the ridge for maybe 600m - actually I have no idea how far it ... read more

Geo: 28.1495, 85.5615Once again i had another on and off night with sleep, was up at 4:30 and lay awake till breakfast. I peered through my window and it was completely frosted over and i could tell the weather wasn't good. After closer inspection it was and had been snowing all night.We grabbed breakfast at about 7:30 when Krishna said we wouldn't be able to trek today because of the snow and weather. We were pretty bummed but there was nothing that we could do. But I was thankful for an acclimatisation day. Dustin seemed confident that the snow and weather would clear up by midday and we would be on our way o Kala Pathar in no time. Well that never happened. It snowed the whole day, non stop with no sign of clearing and ... read more