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Easter Sunday Celebration in Gokyo Ri (5,360m)
After 3 hours of trekking uphill that started at 5am in the morning, we finally made it to the top of Gokyo Ri! Our immediate reaction was disbelief that WE, untrained mountaineers that we are, actually made it all the … Continue reading
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Tagged cho oyu, easter sunday, gokyo, gokyo ri, himalayas, holy week, mt. everest, nepal, tibet, trekking
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All Roads Lead to Tengboche
Trek the Himalayas Day #4: Namche Bazar, Tashinga, Tengboche Pit Stop: Tengboche Elevation: 3,860 m Relative Oxygen Rate: 60% (assuming sea level at 100%) Price of Mineral Water Bottle: 150 rupees/USD 2.15 Due to the flash snowfall the day before, … Continue reading
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Tagged altitude sickness, ama dablam, AMS, himalayas, monastery, mt. everest, nepal, tengboche, trekking
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Gokyo Valley Trek is Back On!
We’ve given it a whole lot of thought and it was finally decided that, despite the odds, we would still want to do the 16-day trekking package for Gokyo Valley Lodge Tour. The package came out way higher than originally … Continue reading