March 7 - 8 - Sightseeing and Shopping in Kathmandu. There is plenty to see and experience. We meet Padam our guide and he helps us get our trip to Luklua and the Khumbu Valley set up. There are permits to purchase, flights to arrange and last minute items to pick up.
March 9 - We leave our hotel, The Kathmandu Guest House early for and adventuresome day of flying in Nepal. Leave terminal twice, board plane once, fly, turblence, boomarang and try again on the 10th
March 10 - KTM to Lukla to Monjo
Trek from Lukla to Monjo - 5hrs with great lunch -460 rupies
Great weather great views:
Smells: Urine, Yak dung, pine needles, wood smoke and fresh air $3600
Plane ticket and treking permits $465 USD
Taxi 350 r
Airport tax 500 r
Lunch 500r, Dinner 680, room 500, Tea 80
March 11 - Friday Monjo to Namche Bazaar
Treking 3 hrs
Walk around Namche; visit musem
Stayed at Hotel Namche
March 12 - Namche Bazzar
Acclimatization day in Namche
Hike to Khumjung and Everest View Hotel
Two day total 8500r
March 13 - Namche to Tengboche 3850m/12,438 ft
Treking 4hrs
Stayed Himalayan View Hotel
Visited Gompa and sat in on Monks evening prayers
Total 3630r'
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| Fresh Ground Plunger Coffee - a hard find while traveling |
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| Ryan's short trial as a Sherpa. |
March 14 - Tengboche - Dingbouche (4360m/1433 ft)
Treking 5 hrs
Stayed at Khumbu Lodge
Dinner: Mac and Cheese with Tuna
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| Solar Powered Cooker - Tea house use these to cook potatoes and rice. This is a great alternative to wood-fired stoves with such limited wood supplies in the area. |
Hike to Chhukung 4730m
Hike to Chhukung Ri 5546m
8 hours hiking a long day with lunch
Windy in Dingboche but we had nice weather at Chhkung with amazing views of Ama Dablam
March 15 - Dingboche - Lobuche 4930m/15269 ft
Trek 4 hrs
Incredible weather, best weather day with lots of photo ops.
From Lobuche Afternoon we hiked to the Italian Pyrmid. We got to take the tour and see how the building runs year round on only solar power.
Lunch: Dal Baht
Dinner Mac and Cheese with Tuna
Great weather - Stunning views.
Round trip hike: 0700 - 1700 Long day
Breakfast: Tibetin Bread and Fried Eggs
Snack at Kala Patar - Top Roman with views of the Top of the world
Lunch after our summit: Coke and French Fries
Dinner: Mixed Chowmein (spagetatti with spam, egg and veggies)
Sleep: EcoLodge
March 19 - Lobouche to Dzonglha 4860
Trek time: 2.5 hrs - short day of hiking in the clouds
Joined by Amit - an israli rocket scientist
March 19 - Dzonglha (4860m) to Gokyo (4760m) via Cho La Pass (5368m) and Thangnak (4678m)
Trek Time 5 hrs
Lunch - Fried Potatos - :(
Dinner: Thai Fried Rice
March 20: Gokyo to Dole (4110m)
Morning hike to Gokyo Ri (5357 m) Cold, cloudy and windy - not good views :(
March 21: Dole to Namche Bazaar
Short day - Good weather
Beer and Pizza for lunch.
March 22
Namche to Luklua
Lunch: Momos
Elevations:
Kathmandu - 1337 m / 44712 ft
Luklua - 2642 m / 8718 ft
Monjo - 2840 m / 9500 ft
Namche Bazaar 3440 m / 11154 ft
Tengboche 3860 m / 12438 ft
Dingboche 4360 m / 14388 ft
Chhukung 4730 m / 15609 ft
Chhung Ri 5546 m / 18496 ft
Lobuche 4930 m / 16269 ft
Gorak Shep 5160 m / 17028 ft
Kala Pattar 5545 m / 18493 ft
Dzonglha 4830 m / 15939 ft
Cho La Pass 5368 m / 17714 ft
Thangnak 4678 m / 15708 ft
Gokyo 4760 m / 15708 ft
Gokyo Ri 5357 m / 17678 ft
Dole 4110 m / 13563 ft
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