Today we had “wake up tea” a little later so we got started on our “rest day” at 7am. Pheriche sits at about 14,000 feet and it appears we are all acclimatizing nicely. Once tea and breakfast were finished, we went on a Wongchu rest day hike. These are used to help us acclimatize. This hike was about 3 hours for most, 4 hours for 10 of us who wanted to go to the top of the “hill” behind Pheriche. Of course you couldn’t keep Bob Veno, me, or Quincy Hill away from going the extra distance. Quincy has no previous hiking experience, so it is quite impressive that she is able to run around at altitude like a mountain goat! We made it to 15,776 feet and Wongchu abruptly turned us around due to the high winds that had picked up. We still got some amazing pictures of Ama Dablam and the surrounding peaks. We were also able to get some shots of the distant Makalu. Quincy and I even got a special Boise State photo. Enjoy!
Once we made it back down to Pheriche, we had lunch and then went to the Himalayan Rescue Association clinic where the three volunteer doctors presented case studies and showed us the clinic. These three are very dedicated and enthusiastic about altitude medicine. They have seen many cases of high altitude pulmonary edema and cerebral edema, along with some other interesting cases.
I got a shower today, which was very primitive but welcome! Tomorrow we leave for Lobuche, which is at 16,200 feet. I don’t know if I will have much wifi access from here up the trail, so I may not be able to post for a few days. The general plan is to spend one night in Lobuche, then hike up to Gorakshep (16,900 ft) and spend the night, then day hike up to Kala Patthar (18,000 ft), then on to Everest Base Camp (17,600)! We spend 2 nights at base camp, then we start our trek back down. I will keep the updates going when I can.
Another Blue Sky Happy Day in the Khumbu
CORY EXPLORES 
OMG. Amazing. Except that blue and orange rag. You are hiking what has been my dream to do. So envious by psyched you are doing this. Stay safe!
Oh the pictures are great! So are you cold?? Ha ha! Keep trekking on my friend!!
I SEE THE ROCK I WANT! That pile next to the BSU flag….any one of those will do
Great shots!, looks like you’ve had pretty decent weather so far, stay safe.
Beautiful! You’re almost there! I want to see a picture with your hat off so I can see how much your hair has grown, Yeti!
Hey Cory, Donna here, Michelles sister. Looks so great there..enjoy. Tell Quincey hello, and I think its awesome that you took Eric & Michelle on your trek with you.
I hope Christy Babcock gets a copy of your BSU representing in the Himalayas photo. It would look great in her office on campus. Perhaps it should be submitted to the Arbiter. I found a sports memorabilia shop here in Bama that had a bunch of Boise State stuff. And a customer in the shop was buying a BSU polo for her son, and they are born and raised in Bama. So I don’t know which is a greater feat, the Boise banner in the Himalayas or people buying BSU shirts in the heart of the SEC.
That’s awesome! Miss you, Rich…
Amazing pictures! Keep them coming!
Huffine, I love you. Nice work with all the writing, pics and diarrhea evasion. Gina and I are following every post and we know you will continue to rock this trek and many more. I hope for all the appreciation you show for the experience and the people that those around you realize how lucky they are to enjoy what you bring to every single thing you do. Keep climbing, brother.