Days Behind

Dingboche

Stephen is right on time, I am not.  I don't even have altitude, or being tired from climbing as an excuse!  Just life!  Last time I up-dated Stephen's progress he was in Tengboche in the Khumjung province.  Before leaving one of the trekkers had to be helicoptered out.  She was suffering from edema.  The trekkers left for Dingboche for a steep climb.  Stephen and a few others decided to take the harder but shorter route.  They left after the trekkers but arrived before them.  Dingboche is at 14,800 ft. and their claim to fame is the highest billiard parlors in the world!!!!  From Dingboche they hiked to Lobuche Base Camp.  Later the climbers will return here to climb Lobuche.  They rested a day there and then it was a long day to Everest Base Camp.

Lodge at Lobuche Valley

Finally!!! Everest Base Camp!!! 17,400ft. Stephen is excited because here he gets his own tent.  On their trek in they would share rooms or tents.  A little privacy can go a long way.  Russell doesn't like to stay where most climber's at BC stay so their BC is off a little from everyone else.  Most climber's are not up yet. It's a very cold and has snowed several times on the way in.  The area where their tents are is moving.  They are on or by a glacier.  So they are constantly having to adjust their tents.  They have a few days rest now with just some looking around hikes.

A base camp at Everest