Day 2 Phakding to Namche
We woke up in Phakding 2,610m, had breakfast and headed to Namche. We had had a good 8hr trek with a relatively slow pace. Drinking lots of fluids to stay hydrated and high calorie snacks to stay strong. We had a lot of fun today, Vern was playing his guitar while we were trekking, was very entertaining the Sherpa kids loved it.
We stopped half way for lunch, at a hut on our way. The famous tea with milk here in the Khumbu is just A-mazing, we can’t get enough of it. I can remember the last time I was here 4 years ago, little experience I had then. More like no experience. This leg last time crashed us; we were so exhausted and ended up trekking in pitch dark for some time. We are in much better shape this time, didn’t feel it at all. We are starting to feel the altitude at 3,450m in Namche. This is normal to feel it here, especially to reach 3,450m in 2 days.
We are settled in a nice lodge, with a hot shower 😀 probably not again for a few days. Tomorrow we will have a rest day here in Namche, where we will have the first view of Everest, walk around the famous Namche Bazar, and enjoy the bakery here.
Bashar Dahabra | Apr 7, 2013 at 3:18 pm
Namaste Moe …. Good going so far. I hope you guys catch up with the Jordanian Trekkers ahead of you. They are a group of 20 Trekkers from Jordan climbing in the aid of Hussien Cancer Foundation led by Mostafa Salameh.
All the best and Salam to the rest of the Arabs with Altitude 🙂
SANGAM PRASAIN | Apr 7, 2013 at 6:13 pm
Hope you are enjoying the trip. Here’s your news link published in The Kathmandu Post
http://202.166.193.40/2013/04/07/editors-pick/qatari-royal-on-charity-mission-to-everest/369600.html
Moon | Apr 21, 2013 at 9:38 am
God help me, I put aside a whole afternoon to firuge this out.
alan | Sep 30, 2013 at 8:35 pm
Thought you may like our video of our trip which was the same Phakding to Namche Bazaar.. we went in April earlier this year!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plcJKLFMNlE