The Top Of The World: Climbing to Everest Base Camp 8 Dingboche-Lobuche

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Today (8/4/2023) we went from Dingboche (4410m) to Lobuche (5030m), climbing about 500m and about 7km long.

Climbing up the small slope behind Dingboche, there is a vast plateau. The two peaks in front are Taboche and Cholatse (Figure 1). On the left is the Imja River and the valley, and behind is the magnificent Ama Dablam (Figure 2). I had actually seen this scenery dozens of times on blogs and in videos before setting off. But seeing it in person is still amazing, like walking into a window wallpaper.

Along the way, you will pass pastures that are covered with green grass in summer and where shepherds come to graze their livestock. The shepherd’s stone hut is like the residence of dwarfs in fairy tales (Figure 3).

The morning was a comfortable walk, crossing the Imja River and after lunch, it was an uphill road, rising 300 meters along the canyon (Figure 4). At nearly 5,000 feet above sea level, the oxygen content in the air is half that of the surface. While going uphill, I greedily took big gulps of air, but at the same time the extremely cold air made my trachea very sensitive and we both kept coughing.

At Thukla Pass, there are several memorial tablets erected for climbers who died while climbing Mount Everest. They were all adventurers with dreams. Ordinary humans simply would not have the courage to climb to the top of Mount Everest!

We arrived at Lobuche at around 3:00 pm. After settling our luggage, the tour guide took us to the small hill next to the mountain house to see the Khumbu Glacier and overlook tomorrow's destination - Everest Base Camp! Although the journey was short, it was uphill (Figure 6), the sun was out ☁️, and the wind was very strong 🌬️, so I was freezing! No matter how beautiful the scenery is, I have no mood to appreciate it. I just want to hide back in the mountain hut as soon as possible!

We will arrive at base camp tomorrow...stay tuned...

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