Had an awesome sleep - hooray!! Went to bed at 9 but didn't sleep until ~10 when Rob came in. Woke up for a pee at ~2 (600ml in the bottle) and straight back down until 0630.
Apple porridge and boiled eggs for breakfast. Pee bottle levels have reached a competitive stage with Alan at 860ml in one go ...
We went for an acclimatisation "walk" up the hill behind the Himalayan Hotel. About 2 1/2 hours up to 15,000 ft. This is the highest that all but three of us (Mike, Megan & Darryl) have ever been. I think we're all in pretty good shape as we took a steady pace and everyone felt good at the top.
Angnuru showed us his yak call. A little further up the hill we came under 'yak attack'. The first of about eight yaks came stampeding towards us. We scampered up the hill to get out of their way. Turned out that they were yak calves having fun scampering down the hill. The Sherpa boys were hooting with laughter at us. We also had a condor fly over us which was quite cool.
To see the mountains towering over us in every direction is spectacular: Makalu, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, Island Peak and Lobuche East.
Am stuck with a blasted cold and dry cough.
Went to a very interesting medical brief this afternoon and learned of the dangers of AMS (Altitude Mountain Sickness), cerebral edemas and HAFE (High Altitude Flatual Explosions)...
Apple porridge and boiled eggs for breakfast. Pee bottle levels have reached a competitive stage with Alan at 860ml in one go ...
We went for an acclimatisation "walk" up the hill behind the Himalayan Hotel. About 2 1/2 hours up to 15,000 ft. This is the highest that all but three of us (Mike, Megan & Darryl) have ever been. I think we're all in pretty good shape as we took a steady pace and everyone felt good at the top.
Angnuru showed us his yak call. A little further up the hill we came under 'yak attack'. The first of about eight yaks came stampeding towards us. We scampered up the hill to get out of their way. Turned out that they were yak calves having fun scampering down the hill. The Sherpa boys were hooting with laughter at us. We also had a condor fly over us which was quite cool.
To see the mountains towering over us in every direction is spectacular: Makalu, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, Island Peak and Lobuche East.
Am stuck with a blasted cold and dry cough.
Went to a very interesting medical brief this afternoon and learned of the dangers of AMS (Altitude Mountain Sickness), cerebral edemas and HAFE (High Altitude Flatual Explosions)...
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