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Sat 2nd Feb. Back down to oxygen...

3/2/2019

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Gorak Shep
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Looking down on the village of Thukla where Lauren and Rhonda were helicoptered from.
Back down to oxygen in Pangboche. Sorry I haven’t replied to everyone but these conditions sends your phone from having 60% battery life to zero in around five minutes. To give you an idea on how cold Gorek Shep was, I went to bed wearing icebreaker 260g thermals, a polar fleece, an insulated vest, my down jacket, my sleeping bag, a blanket over the top and a nalgene water bottle full of boiling water. I was the cooler side of comfortable. Not to mention a resting heart rate at midnight of 102 bpm, normally around 57 bpm. In the morning there was ice crystals on the ceiling of my room.

The team opted out of KP so we decided to try and make it to Pangboche. A different stop to normal.

Gary is still battling illness and can’t eat anything. He claims to have lost a power if weight. Tahlia would amputate her foot right now than battle the blisters and the fact it looks like she will lose a toe nail with her toes hitting the end of her boot on the downhills. She is going to try Josh's runners tomorrow to see if that eases the pain. There’s always a bright side....pedicures will be cheaper with only 9 nails to work with. We all have a dose of Trekkers cough. We pity the poor people sleeping in the rooms right next door to us.

Tomorrow should be an easier walk back down to Namche having come this far today.

Ps. The Gman has been very quiet about any "back end illness". I think he was pre warned not to say a word for fear it will end up on the blog.
8 Comments
David G
3/2/2019 07:24:04 am

Sue, this is likely to be our toughest EBC trek to date..! LOL, for the potential 2020 team that I know are following this blog, our EBC trek is not always this eventful. That aside, we do state that our trips "ARE AN ADVENTURE, NOT A HOLIDAY". (We do state that, don't we? Let me re-check...!!!)
Re Gman and his quietness. Be honest Sue. Any "back end" mishap would not only make it on to this blog, but for the next 5years of blogs..!! An ex client currently following this blog may vouch for that..!!!
Trek down safely.

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Sue
3/2/2019 09:15:59 pm

Definitely the coldest. And definitely not a holiday. But as with every year I’d do it all over again in a heart beat.

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prakash
3/2/2019 01:25:31 pm

Didi always great to hearing about team ,hope Gman getting better in the low altitude,Thalia please take care when you go down hill you be better when you down to Lukla,safe trekking back to Namche,Lukla and flight to kathmandu,wish sisir doing good work in my absence miss you all being their,,Happy trekking,,

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David G
3/2/2019 01:32:45 pm

Speedy recovery mate.

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Sue
3/2/2019 09:18:32 pm

Prakash, I have missed you heaps this trip. Shishir had big boots to fill and he has done a mighty job. Although at times we had to yell out “Shishir, slow down”. He is full of strength and will make a fine guide.

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James
4/2/2019 08:22:30 am

Prakash good to hear you are on the mend mate.

Khumbu
3/2/2019 06:31:24 pm

Not long till Lukla, hot shower and good food. It only takes a couple of days to forget the pain and hardships. By the time you get back to Oz you will only remember the excitement and amazing things you have seen. The hardships become laughter whilst sitting around drinking a Gorkha.

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Sue
3/2/2019 09:20:18 pm

So very true Khumbu......like childbirth. You forget and go back and do it again.😀

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