Namche Bazaar to Deboche
Today our trekking and climbing teams moved up from Namche Bazaar past the Tengboche Monastery to the village of Deboche along the Imja Khola river. Madison Mountaineering guide Terray Sylvester provides a recap of the day.
Also, be sure to check out Alan Arnette’s interview with Garrett Madison from Namche Bazaar: https://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2022/04/07/everest-2022-interview-with-garrett-madison-from-namche-bazaar/
Hello! This is Terray calling in for the 2022 Madison Mountaineering Mount Everest expedition! It’s Thursday, April 7th.
Today we trekked from Namche Bazaar (3440m/11,290ft) to the little village of Deboche (3820m/12,532ft). We had nice weather along the way with more views of Everest, Ama Dablam, and Lhotse. We stopped for lunch at a little town called Phungi Thenga. Then we crossed a suspension bridge across the Dudh Koshi river, which means “Milk River” because of the color of the water from the glacial silt in it. Then we ascended the long switchbacks up to Tengboche Monastery at about 12,700ft, checked out the monastery and some of the other sites around it and then walked down the last 20 minutes to Deboche.
So we’re about to have dinner here and looking forward to tomorrow which will be a nice day. We’ll walk through Pangboche and get the blessing of the local Lama there.
We’ll be in touch!
The climbing team at the Panorama Lodge in Namche Bazaar
Climber David Courtney receiving a blessing before leaving Namche
Climber Josh Garrison receiving a blessing before leaving Namche
Along the trail to Deboche
Climber Stephane Mayer visiting Tengboche Monastery with his family
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