Today semed a little easier than before, but we still trekked around six hours to cover the eight kilometres from Phortse to Dingboche. I think it helped that ther were more undulating surfaces, rather than periods of going up contantly. My blisters are still very tender, even though I aired them for hours last night in the hope they would harden. I made a soft cover for them this morning, which managed to last the day, but I'm not sure it actually did much good. The hardest times are after resting, especially tea & lunch times. It takes a while to get back into the swing, but after a few minutes, the pain becomes more bearable. We trekked for around three hours, stopped for morning tea, then did another ninety minutes before stopping for lunch. Another
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