Since we arrived in Gorak Shep before noon I decided to climb Kala Patthar after lunch to watch the sun set. Turns out I was a little over ambitious and climbed past the peak and up the ridge to 18,500 feet according to the GPS. I made good time going up and had several hours to watch the clouds roll by before sunset.
It was a bit of in international party on top for sunset with an Irish couple and a new friend from Norway on top with me. We all made our way back down in the dark. I was late for supper and it was cold, but it tasted fine anyway after the hike and it was totally worth a cold supper to see the sun setting on Everest.
The next morning I hike up to Everest Base Camp with Lee and Marion. It was another one of those short hikes that takes a while in the the thin air. But we had plenty of time at base camo since we decided to spend two nights in Gorak Shep instead of one.
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| Everest and Nuptse |
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| Mt. Everest |
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| That's the highest i've ever climbed... |
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| Pumori. |
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| Looking down the valley across the clouds. |
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| For my NM friends. Thanks for the pin Vince. |
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| Thanks everyone at RIEtech. I've gotten a lot of milage out of you gift card. |
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| The start of sunset. |
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| The setting sun really shows just how much taller everest is. |
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| The last rays. |
The next morning I hike up to Everest Base Camp with Lee and Marion. It was another one of those short hikes that takes a while in the the thin air. But we had plenty of time at base camo since we decided to spend two nights in Gorak Shep instead of one.
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| Helpful sign here... |
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| Heading up the valley. |
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| Lee. |
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| The tents of base camp are on the left edge of the glacier. |
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| The sell "everest water" in bottles, but it's just not the same as drinking it straight from the glacier... |
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| Everest ice. |
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| The glacier was surprisingly easy to climb here. |
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| Marion took a nap while Lee and I were climbing around on the glacier. |
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| Base camp panoramic. |
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