Trekking Distance: 9.3 km
Trekking Time: 3hr 55min
Timing:
0720hrs - Left Tengboche (3860m)
0900hrs - Went by Pangboche (3930m)
1000hrs - Arrived at Shomare's Trekkers Lodge for Lunch
1115hrs - Left Shomare (4010m)
1300hrs - Arrived at Pheriche (4270m)
1330hrs - Arrived at Pheriche's Himalayan Lodge
The night before, Yew Hoong had a discussion with Furba and decided to change our route to Pheriche instead of Dingboche.
That morning, we woke to the sounding of the horns from Tengboche Monastery. Everyone was in good spirits. As we trekked, Furba taught us a local traditional song which was about how life is like mountainous Nepal, sometimes up and sometimes down. We then sang many other songs ranging from our school songs to National Day songs and chinese pop songs. Somehow, we stopped singing as we approached the uphills :-)
When we arrived at Pheriche, we were pleased to find ourselves housed in the brand new Himalayan Lodge. We decided to reward ourselves with a hot shower that cost us RS300 which was around SGD$6.00! Things just get more expensive as we approach higher grounds.
At 3.00pm, we headed towards the Himalayan Rescue Association Nepal - Pheriche Aid-post for a lesson on Acute Mountain Sickness and other high altitude sickness like HAPE and HACE conducted by Dr Madeleine.
Photo with HRA's Dr Madeleine
We then paid RS$200 each to have our vital signs checked. Everyone was generally okay though Agnes's blood pressure seemed rather low (she said that her pressure is generally low even at sea-level) and Yew Choon's blood-oxygen concentration was low.
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