{"id":20244,"date":"2018-09-27T13:39:30","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T21:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=20244"},"modified":"2018-09-27T13:40:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T21:40:23","slug":"private-island-mera-peak-team-in-phortse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2018\/09\/27\/everest-trekking\/private-island-mera-peak-team-in-phortse\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Island + Mera Peak Team In Phortse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 27, 2018<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20244 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image2-4.jpeg' rel=\"lightbox[20244]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image2-4-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20247\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image2-4-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image2-4-130x130.jpeg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image2-4-70x70.jpeg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image2-4-45x45.jpeg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20247'>\n\t\t\t\tThe town of Phortse in the distance (Nate Berry)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image1-8.jpeg' rel=\"lightbox[20244]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image1-8-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20246\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image1-8-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image1-8-130x130.jpeg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image1-8-70x70.jpeg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image1-8-45x45.jpeg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20246'>\n\t\t\t\tThe hazards of the trail in the Khumbu (Nate Berry)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image1-4.jpeg' rel=\"lightbox[20244]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image1-4-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20245\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image1-4-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image1-4-130x130.jpeg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image1-4-70x70.jpeg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image1-4-45x45.jpeg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20245'>\n\t\t\t\tHaving tea at Palden Sherpa&#8217;s house. (Nate Berry)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our Private Mera + Island Peak Team had another great day! Today they trekked from Namche to Phortse, stopping\u00c2\u00a0 Moong La for lunch, after lunch they crossed the Dudh Kosi River and trekked up the hill into Phortse. Once in Phortse the team spent some time at Palden Sherpa&#8217;s home, enjoying some tea, snacks and new friendships.\u00c2\u00a0 Phortse is the home of many of the IMG Sherpas, so when we trek to Phortse, it&#8217;s like a bit of a homecoming.<\/p>\n<p>The team will spend two nights in Phortse, enjoying an acclimatization hike tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>All is well in the Khumbu!<\/p>\n<p>Tye Chapman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 27, 2018 &nbsp; Our Private Mera + Island Peak Team had another great day! 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