Everest & Island Peak 2010 Challenge

Scott and Darren arrived in Lukla late Friday the 22nd of october where they commenced their trek towards Everest Base Camp. They trekked from Lukla to Monjo on the 23rd of October and had Yak steak for dinner!!!

They then proceeded to trek to Namche Bazaar which was a much hardous trek. The altitude here is 3416 metres (11,286 ft) with breathtaking views from their moutain lodge.

Namche Bazaar for your information is a village in the Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha zone of north-eastern Nepal. it is located within the Khumbu area populating the sides of a hill. Namche is the main trading area of the Khumbu region with many Nepalese officials including a policeman, a post office and even a bank!! So, they are not as yet in the wilderness. Once they arrived they rested then spent the rest of the afternoon walking around the village's markets and visiting the monasteries. The boys both appear to be feeling well.

Today the boys were heading to a small climatisation climb to get used to the altitude in the region and afterwards they will rest this afternoon. The food is so-so but they appear to be feeling well and have not been affected as yet by the altitude here.
Will update you soon as I get information from Scott of where they are. Follow the links so you can track their progress and also in facebook where they are uploading pictures of their journey as they go along.