November 14, 2022Start: Lobuche 4910m (16,105ft)Via: Gorak Shep 5164m (16,938ft)Via: Everest Base Camp 5364m (17,594ft)Stop: Gorak Shep 5164m (16,938ft)Distance: 13km (8 miles) Sleep is a little like a roller coaster ride. It seems like I’m sleeping well but I keep waking up because it sounds like every dog in Lobuche is barking and howling. And … More Day 11: Everest Base Camp Escapades
November 13, 2022Start: Dzongla 4830m (15,846ft)Stop: Lobuche 4910m (16,105ft)Distance: 6km (3.7 miles) As usual, we go to bed about 8pm. It feels like I actually get some deep sleep even though I do have periods of sleeplessness. I get up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night for a little adventure. … More Day 10: Convergence
November 12, 2022Start: Thagnak 4686m (15,370ft)Via: Cho La Pass 5370m (17,614ft)Stop: Dzongla 4830m (15,846ft)Distance: 7km (4.3 miles) It is a long, rough night. If I do sleep, it is infrequent. Caspar has trouble sleeping too and we both feel like we can’t breath. Caspar opens the door to our room in an attempt to get … More Day 9: Still I Rise To Cho La Pass
November 11, 2022Start: Goyko 4790m (15,711ft)Stop: Thagnak 4686m (15,370ft)Distance: 4km (2.5 miles) I awake for an early morning trip to the bathroom. I feel so rested and energized but my right thumb is slightly frozen in place. I wrench it back and forth and get it moving again. Our toilet suffers from the same frozen … More Day 8: Tibetan Snowcock Serenade Across The Ngozumpa Glacier
November 10, 2022Start: Goyko 4790m (15,711ft)Via: Goyko Ri 5357m (17,571ft)Stop: Goyko 4790m (15,711ft)Distance: 3km (1.9 miles) I get up several times during the night to pee and the once flushing toilet is no longer working. It seems to be the water source and I wonder if the lines are frozen. My digestive system is still … More Day 7: Need A Boost – Gokyo Ri
November 9, 2022Start: Machhermo 4470m (14,662ft)Stop: Goyko 4790m (15,711ft)Distance: 7km (4.3 miles) After getting up for the bathroom, I rub my feet until the warmth starts to return. My sleep is so-so because my feet are cold for half the night. Clearly, my fleece socks and down booties aren’t doing the trick. I try taking … More Day 6: Gokyo Bubbles
November 8, 2022Start: Dole 4100m (13,448ft)Stop: Machhermo 4470m (14,662ft)Distance: 8km (5 miles) Today is a shorter day for us so we get to sleep in for an extra hour. I got up twice last night to pee but slept really well. I was warm and toasty in my sleeping bag but my feet were a … More Day 5: Cruising
November 7, 2022 Start: Namche Bazaar 3440m (11,284ft)Stop: Dole 4100m (13,448ft)12km (7.4 miles) Breakfast at 7am and departure just after 8am. Our porters, which we still haven’t formally met, are outside preparing our bags for transport. We say hi to each other but they do not speak enough English for us to have a conversation. … More Day 4: Climb It Once, Climb It Twice
November 6, 2022 Start: Namche Bazar 3440m (11,284ft)Stop: Namche Bazar 3440m (11,284ft) I’m up by 6am to see what sunrise beauty I can find but the sun is slow to reach over the mountains that tower around Namche. It’s cold out but not unbearable. There is a steady flow of helicopters going up the valley … More Day 3: Namche Zero – Monastery, Everest View, Sherpa Museum
November 5, 2022 Start: Phakding 2610m (8561fr)Stop: Namche Bazaar 3440m (11,284ft)Distance: 10km (6.2 miles) I get up twice to pee during the night. That’s in between being woken up by the rats that are scurrying back and forth on the ledge outside our window. It’s hard not to imagine that they’re going to run right … More Day 2: Ascend The Rock Stairs To Namche
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