Trekking Distance: 6.7 km
Trekking Time: 4hrs 45mins
Timing:
0735hrs - Left Pheriche (4270m)
0955hrs:1020hrs - Arrived at Dughla (4260m)'s Yak Lodge and Restaurant
1115hrs - Left Dughla
1315hrs - Arrived at Lobuche's (4910m) Sherpa Lodge
At 6.30am, Sonam carried our Island Peak equipment weighing approximately 20kg to Dingboche so that we can pick it up when we returned from EBC. It took him a mere 30mins to hike up 140m with such a heavy load before dashing down to Dughla by 8.30am. His 1.5hrs hike down included a good portion of the time spent chatting with friends in Dingboche. For us, we struggled for 2hrs 25mins before reaching Duglha for lunch.
Morning view ... Lunch at Dughla
Lunch at Dughla
The trek after lunch was a killer. Yew Hoong and Kin Peng sped ahead up the steep slope. I tried to catch up but only fell behind further and further over time. Each step was a both a mental and physical torture. After every few steps I had to stop to catch my breath before carrying on. The hot sun did not help a single bit. Yew Choon was also having problems with the slope. He was having dizzy spells and so he went slow, stopping each time he experienced a flash black out.
By the time we reached Lobuche, everybody was experiencing slight headache. Agnes had also vomitted along the way.
Not too long later, it started to snow. It will be a cold night.
Index Page / Day 7: Lobuche to Gorak Shep to Everest Base Camp (EBC)
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