Hike Day 7- after a hearty breakfast we left out of Phortse for our longest trek yet. We made our way and about 3 hours in merged in on what they call The Everest Highway. Foot traffic and Yak traffic increased significantly. We are told there has been about 600 people a day enter the park for their trek to various destinations to Everest. Helicopter traffic is nonstop as well. We have seen Everest poking her head thru the clouds a few times.
We stopped in a small village called Shomare at 4043m. We put in 5.5 miles in about 4 hours before lunch.
Today we learned the Pressure Breath technique. Once you’ve mastered the belly breath, you add resistance to your exhalation by pursing your lips and exhaling forcefully, and this is what mountaineers call the Pressure Breath. This is one of the most important breaths for climbing at high altitudes and helps combat the decrease in atmospheric pressure. Today was all about breathing!
Arrived in Dingboche our final destination for the day, altitude 14,206 ft. Hike today covered 9.65 miles in 6:54. Tea houses here are a bit more primitive, we are told no power till tomorrow, no cell phone service, bought a 24hr Wifi access card but as of me writing this not sure how that works with no power. It has been snowing since we arrived so should be interesting for our plan tomorrow.
Things beyond your control, so I’ll revert back to my title…. just breathe.
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