Tag: Dingboche

Expedition Poke-Everest, Day 6: I overestimate myself and underestimate a mountain

October 8, 2023

Prayer wheels disappeared some time after Namche without my noticing (because I was thinking more about breathing, I guess?), but whatever prayers we sent up before must have been answered, because the clouds had broken by the time we got up this morning, and the mountains were smiling down upon us. Today’s practice hike was … More Expedition Poke-Everest, Day 6: I overestimate myself and underestimate a mountain

Expedition Poke-Everest, Day 5: we get wet and don’t see any mountains

October 7, 2023

It never ever stopped raining last night. I hoped and hoped that it would do the same thing it had done in Namche and rain itself out so the skies might clear in the morning, but no luck. We dragged ourselves through breakfast and derped around while packing up our bags, but still, it didn’t … More Expedition Poke-Everest, Day 5: we get wet and don’t see any mountains