Today is acclimatization day! Since we climbed a good 400 meters yesterday we needed to adjust to the 14,000 ft+ altitude before we go higher! We got up at 7:00 am and had breakfast around 8:00 am to the delight of everyone!! We then embarked on a 300 meter straight up hike from the hotel, that is over 1000 ft gain in altitude in a very short distance!! It was literally a vertical climb and that was torture at this altitude!! When we reached the top, a stiff cold wind was blowing as well making things much worse! We took pictures and asked questions about the various mountain peaks surrounding Dingbuche and they were from right to left as one is facing the town below: Lobuche East, Cholatse, Tobuche, Thamserku, Khangtega, Amadablam, Ambulapcha, Island Peak, Makalu, Peak 38 and Lhotse! All theses peaks are 6000 meters + or 20,000 ft +. After about an hour, we went back to the hotel for lunch! In the afternoon, we went to a cyber cafe that had good coffee and pastries, they also offered free charging of one electronic device so I charged my iPad while watching the movie Everest on a small screen TV!! The village was poor and people washed their laundry using their hands and feet outside and used lines to hang their clothes to dry! Drying is not a problem as it was very dry to begin with... we had dinner by 7:00 pm and played our usual card game before going to sleep!!
High above Dingbuche facing Ama Dablum
The steep climb above Dingbuche
Washing clothes outside using feet!
Conquering the hill above Dingbuche with mountain peaks in the distance
Looking towards Everest and the valley below.. breath taking views!
Looking down on Dingbuche
The majestic Ama Dablum peak at 6800 m
A Buddhist temple watching over Dingbuche
