Day 06 - Trek to Tengboche (12,664ft ~ 5 hours)
The trek continues along the rushing glacial waters of the Dudh Koshi with magnificent views of the mountains. Our group has the opportunity to visit a Buddhist monastery and observe a prayer ceremony.
We'll be starting in Namche Bazaar which is at 11,286 feet and ending in Tengboche at 12,664 feet. WIt should take about 5 hours of hiking, has a total elevation gain of 2,881 feet and a net elevation gain of 1,378 feet. This is because about half way on the trail, there is a large decrease in elevation before gaining all that elevation back (and then some) during the last portion of trail.
As we wind our way around the valley the mountain of Ama Dablam will come in and out of view, as well as the Everest mountain range further out in the distance.
This is also probably the best view of Everest that we will get until we climb up Kala Patthar (over 18,000ft) the day after Base Camp.
We'll still be under 14,000 ft at the end of the day so I'm hoping altitude won't be too big of an issue. It will be Day 7 before we hit 14,200 which will be the highest elevation I've ever been and we'll see how things go from there.
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