{"id":21349,"date":"2018-12-28T08:40:38","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T16:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=21349"},"modified":"2018-12-28T09:59:50","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T17:59:50","slug":"phortse-to-namche-and-a-helicopter-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2018\/12\/28\/3-peaks-3-passes\/phortse-to-namche-and-a-helicopter-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Phortse to Namche and a Helicopter ride!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December 28, 2018<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-21349 gallery-columns-2 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\/12\/Trekking-Team-departing-Phortse-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[21349]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-Team-departing-Phortse-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Trekking Team departing Phortse (Sonam Dorje Sherpa)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-Team-departing-Phortse-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-Team-departing-Phortse-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-Team-departing-Phortse-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-Team-departing-Phortse-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-45x45.jpg 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-1-21350'>\n\t\t\t\tTrekking Team departing Phortse (Sonam Dorje Sherpa)\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\/12\/Musk-Dear-in-Phortse-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[21349]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Musk-Dear-in-Phortse-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Musk Deer in Phortse (Sonam Dorje Sherpa)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21351\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Musk-Dear-in-Phortse-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Musk-Dear-in-Phortse-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Musk-Dear-in-Phortse-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Musk-Dear-in-Phortse-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-45x45.jpg 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-1-21351'>\n\t\t\t\tMusk Deer in Phortse (Sonam Dorje Sherpa)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><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\/12\/December-Trekking-Team-all-smiles-in-Namche-Sonam-Dorje_Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[21349]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Trekking-Team-all-smiles-in-Namche-Sonam-Dorje_Sherpa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"December Trekking Team all smiles in Namche (Sonam Dorje_Sherpa)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21352\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Trekking-Team-all-smiles-in-Namche-Sonam-Dorje_Sherpa-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Trekking-Team-all-smiles-in-Namche-Sonam-Dorje_Sherpa-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Trekking-Team-all-smiles-in-Namche-Sonam-Dorje_Sherpa-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Trekking-Team-all-smiles-in-Namche-Sonam-Dorje_Sherpa-45x45.jpg 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-1-21352'>\n\t\t\t\tDecember Trekking Team all smiles in Namche (Sonam Dorje_Sherpa)\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\/12\/Phortse-from-Monj-with-Ama-Dablam-in-the-distance-on-the-right-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[21349]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Phortse-from-Monj-with-Ama-Dablam-in-the-distance-on-the-right-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Phortse from Mong with Ama Dablam in the distance on the right (Sonam Dorje Sherpa)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21353\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Phortse-from-Monj-with-Ama-Dablam-in-the-distance-on-the-right-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Phortse-from-Monj-with-Ama-Dablam-in-the-distance-on-the-right-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Phortse-from-Monj-with-Ama-Dablam-in-the-distance-on-the-right-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Phortse-from-Monj-with-Ama-Dablam-in-the-distance-on-the-right-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-45x45.jpg 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-1-21353'>\n\t\t\t\tPhortse from Mong with Ama Dablam in the distance on the right (Sonam Dorje Sherpa)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our December Trekking Team made it down to Namche today.\u00c2\u00a0 Leaving Phortse the team headed down hill to the river before climbing back up to a very small village named Mong.\u00c2\u00a0 A special surprise paid a visit to the team on their trek below Phortse, Musk deer were in the forest!\u00c2\u00a0 These are small animals that enjoy the Phortse environment.<\/p>\n<p>From Mong, it is a very nice trek to Namche, making twists and turns with the river below.\u00c2\u00a0 As planned with the itinerary, our December Trekking Team will take a helicopter from Namche to Kathmandu in the morning.\u00c2\u00a0 This is a great way to cut a few days off any trek if time does not permit staying longer.\u00c2\u00a0 Judging from the photos Sonam Dorje sent home, this team got along famously the last couple weeks!<\/p>\n<p>Great Trek in the Khumbu Valley!<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 28, 2018 &nbsp; Our December Trekking Team made it down to Namche today.\u00c2\u00a0 Leaving Phortse the team headed down hill to the river before climbing back up to a very small village named Mong.\u00c2\u00a0 A special surprise paid a visit to the team on their trek below Phortse, Musk deer were in the forest!\u00c2\u00a0 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