Today we trekked from Dingboche to Lobuche, a short 4 miles with mostly gently sloping topography and wind that accelerated as a storm came in with snow and sleet as we arrived at our hotel. The valley views of the mountains was majestic and the Himalayas continue to live up to its reputation as the most beautiful mountains in the world. I feel blessed that I can actually say that, after climbing in the Andes, Alps, Caucaus’s, Rockies, Antarctica and the Alaska range.
I ran into the guy I talked to at the top of yesterdays mountain - he’s from Moscow. I’ve also gotten to know well an Iranian doctor who will be at our camp for the season. The beauty of climbing is that there is no politics, just a shared love of a sport that requires a lot of team work.
Today we climbed for Washington DC native Hopecam Child Miles who is being treated for bone cancer at Children’s National Hospital. We have a shared love of Legos and when I get back I’m going to hand deliver the Everest Nepal t-shirt I bought in Namche. We are at 16,000 feet now and I’m drinking liters of water to hydrate - the best tool to acclimate. Tomorrow should be a relaxing trek of 4 miles to 17,600 feet to Everest Base Camp, which will call home for the next 3-4 weeks. Thanks to Site Link for sponsoring today and your support of our mission and thanks to everyone for sharing our fundraising page with your network and help me get past the half way point before we start the summit assault.
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