My trek in December 2010

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LONG TREK IN DECEMBER 2010 – 18 days – by myself, 19 kg backpack
LUKLA – TOK TOK – NAMCHE BAZAR – KUNDE – KHUMJUNG – THAMSE - TENGBOCHE – DHOLE – DINGBOCHE –CHHUKHUNG – ISLAND PEAK B.C. - LEBOCHE – GHORAK SHEP – EVEREST B.C. – KHALA PATAR PEAK – PERICHE - UPPER PENGBOCHE – PHORSE -DHOLE - GOKYO – GOKYO RI PEAK – DHOLE – PHORTSE TANGA – KHUMJUNG - NAMCHE BAZAR - LUKLA

01. Kathmandu (1.300) – Lukla (2.840) - flight of 45 min., from 1.300 to 2.840 m alt.
Trek from Lukla to Tok Tok (2.710), 3 hours of descent (mostly), from 2.840 to 2.710 m alt.
02. Tok Tok – Namche Bazar (3.440)
Trekking, 5 hours, some descents, mostly very steep ascent, from 2.710 m to 3.440 m high.
03. Namche Bazar – Syangboche (3.720) – Khunde
(3.8400) – Khumjung (3.780) – Namche Bazar
Trekking, 7 hours, ascent and descent, acclimatization day. My insomnia started last night
and I suffered about it for 14 nights. Terrible times.
04. Namche Bazar – Thamo (3.493) – Thame (3.800)
Trekking, 7 hours, ascent and descent, acclimatization day.
05. Namche Bazar – Tengboche (3.860) - cold over night
Trekking, 7 hours, no break, one of the most difficult day: long, dusty and steep trail.
06. Tengboche – Dingboche (4.410) - much too cold, -10 degrees C inside.
07. Dingboche – Chhukhung (4.730) – to Island Peak Base Camp-back to Dingboche.
08. Dingboche – Thukla (4.620) – Thokla Pass (4.830) – Lobuche (4.910).
Another difficult day, very steep and rocky from Dhukla to Thokla Pass - mirific place.
The day I had the feeling I lost the right direction, as I met nobody after the Pass.
09. Lobuche – Lobuche Pass (5.110) – over Kumbu Glacier to Ghorak Shep (5.140) – to Everest
Base Camp (5.364) – Ghorak Shep – Lobuche.
About 6 hours, very slowly, thin air, I was sick. Sicker, since today I started to bleed every
time I blow my nose, this is meaning every 10-15 minutes, day and night.
10. Lobuche – Lobuche Pass – over Kumbu Glacier to Ghorak Shep – Kala Patthar Peak (5.643 m
alt.) – Ghorak Shep – Lobuche
- 7 hours, slowly. Ghorak Shep – Kala Patthar Peak took 2 hours ascent and 30'descent,
almost wiped out by the wild wind! In Lobuche there were -15 degrees C inside.
This cold steels a lot of energy ....

11. Lobuche – Periche (4.240) – Periche Pass (4.270) – Orsho (4.190) - Upper Pengboche (3.930)
- Phorse (3.810) – again, one of the most difficult and long days, 8 hours trekking.
12. Phorse – crossing Dudh Koshi River – Tenga (3.950) – Dhole (4.110)
Shorter day, only 4 hours trekking, but very-very steep.
13. Dhole – Gokyo (4.790) - much too cold, much too sick, strong cough, I cannot breathe.
Terrible long and difficult day, long ascent, partially steep, the last 3 hours very cold, crippy
and no people. Almost terrifying, I reached Gokyo and collapsed in tears for 10 minutes. I
was too sick, fever, strong cough, could not breathe.
14. Gokyo – Gokyo Ri Peak (5.550) - just incredible to be on trail today!! Strong cough, pretty
bad.
15. Gokyo – Dhole (4.110-) Phortse Tanga (3.680) - 4 icy water crossing, I fall twice.
16. Phortse Tanga – Khumjung – Namche Bazar – again a terrible difficult and long day, starting
with a wild steep climb for 2 hours before sun rise, having breakfast in Mong. Very few people
met. Hurrrraaaa, I could sleep again, it was the most beautiful sleep I remember!!
17. Namche Bazar – Lukla – terrible long and difficult day, especially the last hours. 8 hours, I
reached Lukla on darkness. Do not plan your descent to Lukla for only one day, people, it is
crazy and senseless!!
18. Flying back to Kathmandu. Sick, but happy.
Happy, but tired. I lost about 5 kg.
I dream about sleeping, then eating.
And yes, the first 2 days in Kathmandu I ate nothing at all, it was a strange experience after
all ..... then I ate only stupid stuff as beer and tortillas and some biscuits and chocolate.
Nose bleeding stopped after 3 days after my returning to low altitude.
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