Where to today: Namche Bazaar (3,440m) --> Phunga Thanga (3,230m)
Where are we sleeping: Phunga Thanga (3,230m)
How do we get there: By foot
Leaving Namche in the morning
Today we trekked for around 4-5 hours. The climbs were steep, but not too bad. No where as near difficult as our Blue Mountains, Blue Gum Forest and Acacia Flats hike. Now I'm so thankful that we actually went through that ordeal! Was good conditioning, both mentally and physically for this Everest journey.
Today we saw our first glimpse of Everest, after climbing to the top of Namche and just a tad further. From far away it does not look that high and impressive but I'm sure that once we inch our way closer day by day, that that will change.
The tip of Everest visible behind another mountain
Today we climbed to a height of 4000m. We all felt pretty good and weren't affected by the altitude at all. Although I did hear from Bobby that he had altitude sickness as soon as he arrived in Lukla at a height of only 2,820m. Haha oh dear, Bobby!
It was also the first day that Ben and I climbed with the boys. Was much more exciting, fun and fast paced than climbing with the Malaysians the past 2 days. Ben kept on reminding me though that it was probably a blessing in disguise that we were "stuck" with the slow Malaysians. There is one thing you don't want to do at this altitude, and that is race up the mountain. I've been told that's a guaranteed way to get altitude sickness.
Tomorrow we are off to Pangboche, which is a height of 3,900m. According to Damaru our previous guide, this is one of the toughest climbs.
As I said yesterday, our new guide's name is Dorchi (but the boys like to call him Gucci for some reason). He's about 45 years old, a bit chubby/solid, and has a cheeky smile. He's a true Sherpa (born on the mountains). He's very experienced and has summitted Mount Everest!
Dorchi aka "Gucci"
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