Namche May 7?

Update from Nepal 2016 Ama Dablam expedition, trekking adventure, Himalayan Sherpa study, and attempting to turn the wheel of dharma...we are back in Namche around 11,600 feet elevation completely acclimatized can run up stairs, highest point was around 19,000 at camp two, the weather was so bad that all climbers including the Everest climbers had to return to base camp. I managed to get to camp two but had to jumar up the fixed lines on the yellow tower because there was so much ice and snow, and that was before the real storm began. The plan was for me and dano, my Nepalese climbing partner to go to camp three the next day, then climb to the summit the following day, pitch by pitch, fixing lines if needed. I am glad he had so much confidence in me. That was the plan if the weather was good, but we woke up to snow on the ground and clouding skies. We decided to go back to base camp, descending the icy, snowy, and wet slabs. I realized that I had missed the climbing window, I could not wait for the weather to clear, so Tim and I headed down to Pangbouche then up to Dingbouche in a snow storm to meet the rest of our group, who greeted us happily.

Namche Bazar

documenting student artwork in Khumjung

playing soccer in Phortse

prayer stone with moss

 Snowed in Dingboche, making for an exciting winter walk

this is the mountain that brought us all hear, beautiful and terrifying, as many beautiful things are.

view of Taboche from the climb to camp 2  and the gear waiting for us at camp 2

The view looking down at camp 2

the untiring Tim Thompson and Dano, our Sherpa climbing guide

school in Namche and crack in the stupa from the earthquake

looking down the stairs into Namche no roads, only stairs

The Bridge to the Khumbu

Clark and Bayley on the walk