{"id":12702,"date":"2014-10-18T14:06:34","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T22:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=12702"},"modified":"2014-10-18T14:06:34","modified_gmt":"2014-10-18T22:06:34","slug":"namche-bazaar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2014\/10\/18\/ama-dablam\/namche-bazaar\/","title":{"rendered":"Namche Bazaar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 18, 2014<\/p>\n<p>The Teams in Namche started out with another nice day.\u00c2\u00a0 Everyone is feeling well and acclimatizing nicely.<\/p>\n<p>Today was the Bazaar\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6the Namche Bazaar.\u00c2\u00a0 This market which occurs on Saturday is probably one of the oldest gatherings for trade and purchase of everything you might need in the Khumbu.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12702 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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Namche-Bazaar-1.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[12702]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Namche-Bazaar-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Namche-Bazaar-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Namche-Bazaar-1-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Namche-Bazaar-1-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Namche-Bazaar-1-45x45.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-1-12708'>\n\t\t\t\tNamche Bazaar (Tye Chapman)\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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Namche-with-Prayer-flags.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[12702]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Namche-with-Prayer-flags-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Namche-with-Prayer-flags-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Namche-with-Prayer-flags-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Namche-with-Prayer-flags-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Namche-with-Prayer-flags-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-1-12709'>\n\t\t\t\tPrayer flags at Namche (Mark Allen)\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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Ama-Dablam-Mark.jpeg' rel=\"lightbox[12702]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Ama-Dablam-Mark-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Ama-Dablam-Mark-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Ama-Dablam-Mark-130x130.jpeg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Ama-Dablam-Mark-70x70.jpeg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Ama-Dablam-Mark-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-1-12710'>\n\t\t\t\tAma Dablam (Mark Allen)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>If you followed our Cho Oyu expedition at all, you will remember that I told you about Nangpa La.\u00c2\u00a0 This high pass that connects Tibet to Nepal is one of the oldest trade routes in the world.\u00c2\u00a0 Tibetans would come through that pass and trek for days into the Khumbu Valley to Namche.\u00c2\u00a0 Here the people still sell and trade and from time to time, we can still see Tibetan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s trading goods.<\/p>\n<p>The team will enjoy a nice mellow walk around town and back to the Khumbu Lodge to get off their feet.\u00c2\u00a0 They want to take it easy today because tomorrow is what we call the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153down and up\u00e2\u20ac\u009d day.\u00c2\u00a0 They&#8217;ll leave Namche behind and head towards Tengboche and the Monastery.\u00c2\u00a0 For this, they will descend to the river and then trek up Tengboche hill.\u00c2\u00a0 Our Sherpa make it look easy!<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 18, 2014 The Teams in Namche started out with another nice day.\u00c2\u00a0 Everyone is feeling well and acclimatizing nicely. 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