We rose before dawn this morning to climb Kala Pattar for sunrise. We only made it half way up to approx 5400m before we decided that our legs were too tired and breath to short to go much higher, especially since we had an eight hour walk ahead of us to start our descent.
The view from where we were standing was magnificent! Rising behind Mt Everest, the sunlight hit individual mountains almost one at a time - it was truly spectacular and worth the frozen hands and toes, and early morning exertion.
After breakfast we started our descent and travelled from Gorak Shep to Pangboche.
On the way down we visited the Pheriche Himalayan Rescue Association post which is staffed entirely by volunteers. The HRA is responsible for staffing 3 medical posts including Everest Base Camp and arranging helicopter retrievals within the region. They also treat the local communities as well. The waiting list for volunteers to get a job is currently 2yrs!
Altitude: 5200m to 5545
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