Puja

Well, now it gets serious. Our Puja was performed this morning and we’re ready to start our first rotation above EBC.

The Puja was shorter than last year, thankfully. It often goes on for half the day or more.  The Sherpa had some other responsibilities this afternoon. I’d love to know exactly what they’re chanting, but it boils down to safe passage on the mountain.

We’ll start at 2 am in the morning and make the five-eight hour climb to Camp 1 at just under 20,000 feet. After spending two nights there we’ll continue to Camp 2, just under 22,000. After two-three nights there we’ll come back to EBC to rest up for the second rotation up to Camp 3.

I’ll be calling my wife, Judy, on the satellite phone to check in and report significant events which she will update on the blog.