Monday 3 October 2011
days 11 and 12
Sunday started at minus 4 degrees, but a cloudless day and great sunrise over Everest. 7km ride to the North Face base camp for a closer view. Then back to Rombuk for lunch, followed by great 20k descent down the same road we climbed on Sat, and a campsite by the river. Today had yet another big climb on terrible dirt, and the weather changed, so we had an hour or so of light snow as we crossed the top. The rest of the day would have been fantastic but for the state of he road into Tingri - just loose pebbles! Scenery remains peerless although the terrain today was probably the most barren; hardly any people or animals. One more clime tomorrow then its all downhill. Two more nights (after tonight) on the road. Still having problems uploading photos but will try agaim tonight. Am writing this via Blackberry.
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Ken, Finally I got it and have joined your blog.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds amazing: to lunch at Rombuk and be sitting there looking at Everest.
I was very pleased to hear from Geraldine that you are there for almost a month. I had thought you were on a corporate 11-day mini vac.
Many of us will be envious of you and your companions fitness, endurance and sticking to it.
Thomas has been made a prefect.
I keep going back to the photos of the wild boar and remembering a delightful dinner with Briar at ChinChin.
Best regards,
Stephen
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ReplyDeleteJust looked at the Katmandu downhill video: too bumpy and windy. Can you try it again with a stabilizer and sound muffler?
Stephen