Journal Entry Day 5:
Tyengboche 3867m to Dingboche 4260m
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| It's cold at night! Frost on the windows now |
Its getting colder. Frost on the ground. My camera is going funny. I dont want to drink my water because its so cold! You have to eat really really fast or your food gets icy cold. Only 4 hours of hiking today to get to 4000m.
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| Sign on the trail |
Today apparently I find out if I get AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness). If no symptoms today or tomorrow my guide says I dont need to take Dimox. Starting to see people now coming off the mountain--super burnt noses and charred lips. Even now on the way up people have burnt necks and faces. Im putting on 60SPF sunscreen religiously. Wish I brought a sunhat. I put sunblock on the noses of the 2 guys from the U.S this morning because they are only wearing 30 SPF and they are RED.
20 min more of todays' hike left. Im at 4000 something meters. I feel SO slow. Doing up the clasps on my bag takes +++ concentration. The wind is strong and cold but the sun is hot but you can feel it burning you.
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| Walking with the US guys |
Today's walking song: We used to wait by Arcade Fire
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| Have to cover all skin on face from wind and sun now |
Learned I need to cover my face--suffering from windburn on my nose and cheeks from todays acclimatization hike. It is VERY cold here. There is snow in patches and you can see your breath. When the clouds roll through you cant see anything. Everyone at this teahouse is old and German so I spent the evening reading the bible give to me by Justin, one of the guys from the U.S I met last night that are also Jehovah's Witnesses.
I hope they are okay--they were pretty sunburnt and today I met them resting on the trail because they both had bad headaches. Last night they gave me a multi-vitamin, a bible and a Tylenol PM that helped me finally sleep. My guide gave them some advice because they have no guide and I forced some sunscreen on them. Tomorrow is an acclimatization hike--I hike up to 6000m or until I get sick. Then next day Delrukshi. Then Gorek Shep and Base Camp. Then Kalapatar and descend as far as I can---probably back here.
Its really really cold! Geez! I am sleeping with my camera in my sleeping bag tonight so hopefully it works in the morning. My eyes hurt. I need to drink water but it is so cold I dont want to. I pee up here like crazy--I always have to pee. Maybe that is what dehydrates people?
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| Yak! |
