Mt. Everest Expedition 2014: Dispatch #3

April 5, 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


Rest Day in Namche

Ang Dorjee and the 2 youngest members of our team
Jade & Kane Hameister

Climbing above Namche

We all arrived in good time and good health yesterday and had a look around the great shops of Namche, the capital for the Khumbu.

Today we had a walk over to Khumjung to visit the Sir Ed school and the famous Khumjung bakery finishing the loop passing by the Everest View Hotel at a height of 3700m but sadly no view of Everest for two days now - we have had cloud, so better luck tomorrow on our trip to Pangboche.
Tonight we have been reunited with our some of our Base Camp Trekkers, who were delayed getting into Lukla by weather.
Dean Staples