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Everest Base Camp Adventure, In the End it Falls Apart

Everest Base Camp Adventure, In the End it Falls Apart

It always amazes me how strong the mind can be. We stayed focused and made it to Base Camp with big smiles and lots of energy. It was a little while after coming back down to Kala Pathar to rest that things fell apart.I made a big mistake trekking before my respiratory infection cleared up. Suddenly my head started pounding as I sat by the Yak Dung Stove. After I sat up and blew my nose, large clots of blood kept coming out.Dave couldn’t help me too much because he was dealing with constant trips to the toilet and waves of nausea.

Everest Base Camp Adventure – Part 5

Everest Base Camp Adventure – Part 5

It is Freezing! Morning came too quickly today at Tengboche. We had our first fitful nights sleep on our Mount Everest Base Camp Adventure. The temperature easily dipped down to -10 and our plywood walls didn’t offer a lot of comfort. For some reason neither of us can make it through the night without a trip or two to the toilet when we are at altitude. We realized that we should have paid the 250 Rupees for a hot shower at Namche Bazaar on day 3 because now the weather is so cold there is no way we can face a bucket bath in a freezing shed. Looks like it is going to be a new record for Dave and I. 9 Days without a shower.

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