Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Mt. Everest Expedition 2014: Dispatch #4

April 6, 2014    

Expedition Leader: Dean Staples, IFMGA – New Zealand 
Expedition Guide: Ang Dorjee Sherpa – Nepal/ USA 
Base Camp Manager: Caroline Blaikie – New Zealand / Scotland 

Team members: 
Nick Durack – UK
Yoshio Goto – Japan / Hong Kong 
Jake Frykberg – Australia
Jon Johnston – Australia / USA 
Anatolii Stegniei – Ukraine 
Vilborg Arna Gissurardóttir – Iceland

Pangboche at Phu Tashi's

Hi Everyone following our Adventures, 

We had a big day coming up the valley from Namche and are now in a small but comfortable lodge in the charming village of Pangboche, owned by one of our Sherpa friends Phu Tashi who has done many expeditions with AC.
Jake and Yoshio enjoying a hot chocolate

We had a quick look at the Tangboche Monastery before the afternoon cloud came in cooling us down and obscuring our views, so we then carried on down the hill, over the river and up here on the other side to Pangboche to settle in to the lodge for the night. 

Dean 

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