The weather has been a bit pretty stormy of late -- which makes us
appreciate our home-away-from-home basecamp de-lux, the Mountain Guide's
Lodge in Pheriche. Pheriche will be our starting point for the next
weeks. Pheriche is a small village at about 4200 meters above sea level.
Here the oven is not heated with wood anymore, but with yakdung. Today
the weather is not much better. This is not bad. It keeps us from
getting nervous and moving up higher too fast.
Our flight with the Pilatusporter has been inspiring. The conditions in
the mountains look good. A little snow, but not too much. But this can
change any time. Freddie Wilkinson and I are motivated. We will take our
time to get acclimatised to the height as good as possible. Like last
year we will go to Lobuche Peak. This is an easy peak of 6000 meters
with a nice flat summit, where we can camp nicely. The idea is to
install a nice camp at 5500 meters. We would stay there for the next
three days and then spend one night for sure on Lobuche Peak.
That’s why we spend a rest day today in Pheriche and we enjoy the warm
oven and the smell of yakdung.
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Check out images from Ueli's basecamp in Pheriche below.
