Active Rest Day in Pheriche
The team took an active rest day today in near the village of Pheriche. Garrett Madison, expedition leader, gives the lowdown on the day’s activities:
Hello, this is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering / Mountain Hardwear Autumn Everest Expedition. Today is September 13th and we had a great acclimitization hike here in Pheriche (4280m/14,042ft.) in the Khumbu Valley. We hiked up a nearby mountain ridge about 2,700 vertical feet (823m) and came back to Pheriche for a late lunch and a relaxing afternoon.
We just wrapped up a nice dinner and we’re getting ready to head off to bed. Everyone’s doing well here. We are starting to feel the altitude a little bit. Our plan tomorrow is to trek up to the village of Lobuche (4940m/16,207ft.). So fingers crossed for good weather. It’s been a little cloudy and rainy but a few, brief interludes of sunlight. We are having a great time here and are looking forward to another great day on the trail.
Talking through the plan for the day (📸: Jess Talley / Louder Than 11)
Team on acclimatization hike above Pheriche
In addition to these expedition dispatches, you can also follow the team as they trek to Everest Base Camp and then make their attempt to summit the world’s highest mountain on:
– Amazon Alexa devices with the Madison Mountaineering Flash Briefing skill:
- Enable the skill and add to your flash briefing to hear Garrett Madison’s daily audio expedition updates
– Instagram:
- https://www.instagram.com/madisonmtng/
- https://www.instagram.com/garrettmadison1/
- https://www.instagram.com/mhweverest2019/
– our Garmin inReach Mini powered real-time tracking map:
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