{"id":20581,"date":"2018-10-16T13:35:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T21:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=20581"},"modified":"2018-10-19T14:02:17","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T22:02:17","slug":"updates-from-the-khumbu-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2018\/10\/16\/ama-dablam\/updates-from-the-khumbu-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates From The Khumbu Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 16, 2018<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20581 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Arriving-to-Namche-Romulo-Cardenas.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20581]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Arriving-to-Namche-Romulo-Cardenas-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Arriving to Namche (Romulo Cardenas)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Arriving-to-Namche-Romulo-Cardenas-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Arriving-to-Namche-Romulo-Cardenas-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Arriving-to-Namche-Romulo-Cardenas-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Arriving-to-Namche-Romulo-Cardenas-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-1-20582'>\n\t\t\t\tArriving to Namche (Romulo Cardenas)\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\/2018\/10\/Namche-Nathan-Berry.jpeg' rel=\"lightbox[20581]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Namche-Nathan-Berry-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Namche (Nathan Berry)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Namche-Nathan-Berry-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Namche-Nathan-Berry-130x130.jpeg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Namche-Nathan-Berry-70x70.jpeg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Namche-Nathan-Berry-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-1-20583'>\n\t\t\t\tNamche (Nathan 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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Rick-on-the-way-to-Thame-with-Everest-Lhotse-and-Ama-Dablam-Rick-Davidson.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20581]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Rick-on-the-way-to-Thame-with-Everest-Lhotse-and-Ama-Dablam-Rick-Davidson-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rick on the way to Thame with Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam (Rick Davidson)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Rick-on-the-way-to-Thame-with-Everest-Lhotse-and-Ama-Dablam-Rick-Davidson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Rick-on-the-way-to-Thame-with-Everest-Lhotse-and-Ama-Dablam-Rick-Davidson-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Rick-on-the-way-to-Thame-with-Everest-Lhotse-and-Ama-Dablam-Rick-Davidson-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Rick-on-the-way-to-Thame-with-Everest-Lhotse-and-Ama-Dablam-Rick-Davidson-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-1-20584'>\n\t\t\t\tRick on the way to Thame with Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam (Rick Davidson)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We have teams moving uphill in the Khumbu\u00c2\u00a0 Valley.\u00c2\u00a0Our counterclockwise Khumbu Trek moved from Namche to Thame (12,500\u00e2\u20ac\u2122) today and is doing great.\u00c2\u00a0 The weather has been fantastic so far for this team.\u00c2\u00a0They will take a couple days to trek around Thame and acclimatize before crossing Renjo La (pass).<\/p>\n<p>Our 3X2 and Ama Dablam Teams have moved up to Namche today and will acclimatize tomorrow.\u00c2\u00a0They will trek up to the Everest View Hotel and around Khumjung where the monastery has received a face lift.\u00c2\u00a0 They will still be able to see the famous yeti skull in the monastery.\u00c2\u00a0After the hike, the team will return to Namche for another night.<\/p>\n<p>Down valley, IMG Guide Harry Hamlin reported a perfect day of weather for flying.\u00c2\u00a0Our Private Gokyo Loop Trek arrived with all of their gear and had a great trek to Phakding.\u00c2\u00a0This is a short day of trekking and the team will enjoy a great night of sleep by the river.\u00c2\u00a0Tomorrow, they will head to Namche!<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 16, 2018 We have teams moving uphill in the Khumbu\u00c2\u00a0 Valley.\u00c2\u00a0Our counterclockwise Khumbu Trek moved from Namche to Thame (12,500\u00e2\u20ac\u2122) today and is doing great.\u00c2\u00a0 The weather has been fantastic so far for this team.\u00c2\u00a0They will take a couple days to trek around Thame and acclimatize before crossing Renjo La (pass). 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