Everest & Island Peak 2010 Challenge

The boys acclimatised at Namche Bazaar for two days enjoying the markets and visiting the local monasteries and just resting as much possible here.

Beyond Namche, the serious altitude begins as they have slowly progressed towards Everest Base Camp. The mountain scenery along the way is just awe inspiring with
many of the worlds highest peaks in full view such as Everest itself and Lhotse.

They then treked to the village of Khumjung which is situated near Mount Khumbila (3970 metres) from sea level. The village is north of Namche Bazaar and is another check point where the boys have passed and acclimatised towards their next trek. The village still has modern communications such as landlines and internet so we can still communicate daily with them even though it might not be as easy to get a line clear now.

They are now past this point and went from Tengbouche towards Pferishe-their next acclimatisation stop. The altitude here is 4270 metres. It sits quietly under the majestic Ama Dablam. The temperature where they are now is -10C at night and they seem to be not suffering from any altitude sickness.

Pferishe is another important stop as the Nepalese Rescue Association is located here. It is a
medical station manned (during the trekking season) by volunteer qualified Doctors. Through
experience, if you are going to suffer from altitude sickness, symptoms will begin to surface here.
Scott and Darren's guide will encourage them to do a small acclimatisation walk to get their bodies used to the higher level of altitude here.

From here it is just a 2 - 3 day trek before they reach Everest Base Camp by which time they will have met the enormous Khumbu glacier as they trek up the front of it.

I will update you guys soon.

Many thanks.

Michelle