From the itinerary 24 September, 2019: Acclimatisation walk to Kunde and Khumjung; descend to Kyanjuma We climb steeply out of Namche past the airstrip at Shyangboche to the Everest View Hotel, the highpoint of our day at 3,880m. Built by the Japanese, this spectacularly situated hotel with wonderful views of Everest and Ama Dablam is an ideal place for a tea break. Descending through forest we come to Khumjung, where we have lunch close to the Sir Edmund Hillary School. After lunch, we walk up to Kunde and visit the Edmund Hillary Hospital. The twin villages of Kunde and Khumjung are set below Khumbila, the rocky peak sacred to all Sherpas. For much of the walk, we have great views of Ama Dablam and other Himalayan giants. We walk back down through Khumjumg to the monastery. Sadly it was damaged in the earthquake but is now being repaired. Inside is a small box and after paying the entry fee (which goes towards the repairs) - we will be shown the only Yeti skull in the world! Descending to the main trail we spend the night at Kyanjuma. Tea-house (sleeping altitude 3,600m), increase of altitude 160M and 6 miles hiking distance.
We had a lovely view from our tea house this morning. On a sunny day it would have been a glorious view of the mountain range.
More views from the day. We missed the views of the mountain ranges due to the clouds.
In the morning we stopped at the Everest Museum. So much has changed - most of all the glacier retreat. The entrance was a rock paved road up to the entrance. There was a statue of Sir Edmund in the courtyard.
It turns out you can take a helicopter up to EBC. One of the stops using this method would be the Everest View Hotel. There wasn't much of a view because it was very cloudy
We stopped at the Edmund Hillary School and the E.H. Hospital. It turns out pregnant women walk many miles to get to this hospital. If Edmund Hillary was able to influence the school and the hospital, I think it's great. Both seem to be vital to the local communities.
Foreign investment helps local communities leverage technologies. Here is an example of a solar oven.
Then we left the village and started up the hill again.
I really enjoyed seeing yaks grazing in the countryside
The most interesting thing for me today was seeing the Yeti skull! The skull was in a monastery. The monastery had all sorts of interesting things in addition to the skull - shelves of scrolls/books, drums, alters, and paintings on the ceiling.
Here is a picture of our room in our tea house and a yak saddle outside the building
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