Log No: 11-04-09
Trekking Distance: 5.70km (To and fro Hillary school)
Trekking Time: XXhrs
Timing:
0720hrs - Left for Everest View Hotel
1000hrs - Arrived at Everest View Hotel for tea
1035hrs - Left for Sir Edmund Hillary School (Agnes, Kin, Yew Choon and Rin)
1035hrs - Returned to Himalayan Lodge (Yew Hoong and Lester)
1145hrs - Arrived at Himalayan Lodge (Yew Hoong and Lester)
xxxxhrs - Arrived at Himalayan Lodge (Agnes, Kin, Yew Choon and Rin)
I broke into cold sweat at 11.00pm of 10/4/09. Tummy-ache. I urgently needed to go to the toilet but at over 3400m, it was difficult to move around fast. My head was spinning as I fumbled for my headlamp and toilet paper. I stumbled pass the walkway and trod down the steep stairs to reach the toilet.
Done!
I looked at the stairs and started cursing and swearing. By the time I finished climbing the 10-over steps, I was panting heavily as if I had completed a 2.4km run. Worst of all, my head never stopped pounding.
I collapsed back onto bed feeling cold. 10mins later I was no longer panting but the horrible diarrhea feeling came back. I did the same ritual but cursed and swore more. My head continued to spin and pounded even more. As I stumbled back into the room, Kin Peng who was sharing the same room with me was awoken by my clumsiness. I never stopped shivering. Kin applied medicated oil over my back to keep me warm. After 20mins of shivering, I finally fell alseep but not for long..there was a third time -.-
The next morning, I was very weak but I still decided to push for the acclimatization climb. After breakfast, I felt a boost of energy thinking that I had regained the energy that had drained off from the diarrhea.
Felt like hell...
I was wrong. The 2hrs 40mins climb was a painful experience. I was dizzy and my heart was pumping rapidly making breathing difficult. After every 10-20 steps or so, I had to stop (ocassionally sit) and rest.
Along the way, we saw many mountains with big names such as Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse and Amadablam.
Everest on the far left
At Everest View Hotel, Yew Hoong and I decided not to go to Sir Edmund Hillary School which was around an hour away. Yew Hoong too wasn't feeling very well, possibly due to the high altitude. While the rest proceeded to visit the school, both of us headed back down to rest.
Visiting the Sir Edmund Hillary School (with his statue in the background)
Back at the lodge, Yew Hoong and I felt better. We napped in the dining area for a short while before heading back to our room for a better rest.
When the rest of the team came back, Furba bought me to see a Tibetan doctor for my diarrhea. I needed to recover fast otherwise the remaining journey would be torturous. The doctor diagnosed me with food poisoning, possibly from the Yak Sizzler, and gave me some medications. No more meat for me for the rest of the trek! Thereafter, Agnes was coerced into seeking treatment for her super bad constipation (the total opposite of my case) while Yew Choon decided to check his aching leg.
Once we were done seeing the doctor, Furba brought us to town to rent our plastic boots.
Tomorrow, we head for Tengboche.
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