Namche Bazar Acclimatisation Day

Thursday, 9th March 2012

Distance	4 miles
Total Ascent	1,737 feet
Time	4 hours

Spending a full day in Namche Bazar to acclimatise to the high altitude a short walk was offered as an optional extra. We headed initially to the lookout we had visited the previous day, then climbed up past the airstrip to a higher ridge. A level track then took us on to the Everest View Hotel - with more great views. After retracing our steps for a short time we took a different path back down to Namche, this time passing the opposite end of the airstrip.

Looking over Namche to the Kongde Ri

Our leader, Al, and Sherpa, Embee

Time for a group shot

The helipad, just left of centre, would seem to be in quite a precarious position

A popular route climbing above Namche . . .

and Rose takes a break with Embee

A helicopter heading for the airstrip . . .

and yet another for the album

The lighter area just right of centre is the airstrip above Namche Bazar . . .

and looking down on it you can just see a helicopter in the centre of the photo . . .

as we watch it take off

Ama Dablam towers above the hill

Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam

Namche Bazar seems to sit in an amphitheatre on the edge of the hill

Market day . . .

in Namche Bazar . . .

and one of the streets full of shops

Returning to the tea house the ladies are making momos . . .

for dinner

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