Pheriche Rest Day

Rest days can either be used to actually rest, or as most of us do, take an acclimatization hike, and then rest. Today was no exception. I hiked up with the group about 1,000 feet to 15,000.  The views of Ama Dablam, Lhotse, Kantega, Thamserku, etc, etc are fabulous!  This one is of Lhotse.

Afterwards, we hiked down into the village of Dingboche to have lunch at one of the head Sherpa’s son’s lodge. Phutashi’s daughter-in-law cooked lunch for all of us.

The Himalayan Rescue Association HRA has a medical facility here where they treat many acclimatization issues such as High Altitude Sickness, HAPE, and HACE. We had a meeting this afternoon with the doctors and nurses temporarily working here to learn the symptoms of these potentially fatal illnesses.

Tomorrow we head for Lobuche base camp. There is no wifi or cell service in this area so I will be calling my wife, Judy, on my Satellite phone and she will update the blog. I’ll be in Everest Base Camp (EBC) in about four days and I’ll be updating again from there.