Thursday, 17 April 2014 The day dawned bright and sunny. While our tents are crusted with frost in the morning, the moment the sun hits them, everything warms up. We celebrated the...

Wednesday, 16 April 2014 The Kongma la pass crossing took their toll on Lauren and Carol. Each of them elected not to make the trip up to Everest Base Camp today....

Tuesday, 15 April 2014 Today turned out to be a bit of an adventure. We got an early start on the day. In fine, clear weather, we started up to...

Monday, 14 April 2014 Today is the Nepali new year of 2071. For us, it literally started with a crash. Jetha was bringing a pitcher of hot tea to us...

Sunday, 13 April 2014 Today, we took an easy walk up to Dengboche, about 1,000 ft higher. Even though it is a short distance, it is part of a measured acclimitization...

Saturday, 12 April 2014 Today was a rest day in Pangboche. THe highlight of the day was a visit to see the Lama Geshe. The Lama Geshe is one of the most...

Friday, 11 April 2014 (Note to readers: This is our actual post for Friday. The earlier one was written before we left Namche.) Today was the longest walk thusfar of our...

10 April 2014 Tonight we had a great big birthday party here at Panorama Lodge. It was both Lauren?s 27th birthday as well as Sherap 60th birthday!!!! We had cake and danced...

Thursday, 10 April 2014<br /><br />Today was the second relaxed rest day in Namche Bazaar. Everyone is up and around, feeling fine.<br /><br />We wandered to the other side of...

Wednesday, 9 April 2014 Today was the first of two rest days in Namche Bazaar. The village sits in a steep, U-shaped basin. Lodges and houses line the sides of...