Several Days Update

< Newer | Older > Fri, 03/28/2008 - 10:41 — skress
We walked into Deboche today feeling great and it only took us 4.5 hours. The walk today was a daunting one with lots of miles underfoot and about 450m of elevation gain. This is a hard won gain as you go up quite steeply out of Namche, walk flat for a while and then descend a great distance only to walk up again to gain more than you have lost.
I was looking forward to this walk as last time I did it with Angus we were sick as dogs with stomach cramps and had to run off the trail a dozen times to find a make shift bathroom . It was also quite cloudy so we had no views.
 Today, however, Susan and I were both feeling great and the skies were clear. Most of the day we had impressive views of Ama Dablam, Everest and Lhotse. We had lunch in Phunki Tenga (say that three times fast) at 11:30. It was quite good with mushroom soup and fried potatoes. It was also ready exceptionally fast. As all meals are made from scratch once ordered it can be a long wait. My ultraviolet water purifier has been amazing. It still seems unbelievable that it works and it may be one of the greatest hiking inventions in a long time.
We have met a ton of people along the way and since they are on a similar schedule we see them several times a day. If anybody is out there is reading this and knows these people, you will be glad to know that Jakob the Danish guide and his group (including a 72 year old woman who is amazing) are doing well and that Jen and Bill and Michelle from Calgary have been great to talk with and are moving strong. We had lunch today with a guy from Ireland and one from Australia.
Our night in the fancy room was amazing. The room was big clean and bright, the bed was ever so comfortable, the hot shower divine, the food quite good and the service excellent. Check it out at www.hotelsherpaland.com. We met Pemba Sherpa earlier in the day. She owns a small shop in Namche. It is her brother Nima who owns the lodge. She is quite well traveled and has a sister in Toronto and a brother in New York city. The lodge shows many signs of western influence and I would recommended it to anyone passing through Namche.
That’s it for now. We are now tucked into our small basic room (I think we are the only people here), will have dinner at 6:00, be in bed by 8:30 and off to Pheriche tomorrow.
Hello to everyone who is following along. It is great to get all your messages. A special hello to our children. Amy you are such a great helper and provider of support to your brother. Colin you are such a good and nice boy and are doing a great job while we are away. We are very proud of you both.
Scott & Susan.

Messages

Hey Sups!!

Karen M — Fri, 03/28/2008 - 19:43

Hi Sups and Scott,
It has been great following your adventure from here in little ole Dundas, Ontario! Sounds amazing! Sups, I am darn impressed! Glad to hear things are going so well. Looking forward to hearing all about it and seeing pics!! Cheers, Karen Mc (Kups)

scott and suuuups

Visitor — Sat, 03/29/2008 - 15:49

hey hey..
keep on truckin up that mountain.
i am sure you are going much faster now that my dad is not in your group.
i hope you come back soon, after summiting of course.
much love.
dana
(god daughter, and favourite niece)

Fellow Canadians on the trail

Visitor — Sat, 06/07/2008 - 19:26

Hi Scott ( and Susan),
We followed your climb Scott and want to say congratulations on this wonderful accomplishment and fulfillment of your dream! We so enjoyed meeting with you and Susan ( several times I think it was!) on the trails in Nepal, and thinking of you Scott as the days came close to your summiting. It was only today that I read way back in the posts and saw you mentioned our meeting ...what fun and how kind of you to mention the chatty Canadians who crossed your trail. We hope to go back in the fall and do the 'Everest high passes' trek--Tengboche was not enough! One of our Sherpa guides, Phuri, placed third in the Marathon. We also have some small "Everests" on our list of scrambles for the summer here in the Rockies--hope you are well and those pants are no longer falling down! Here's to good weather and safe climbing! Sincerely, Jen and Bill Peddlesden, Chestermere AB