{"id":21258,"date":"2018-12-20T10:51:10","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T18:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=21258"},"modified":"2018-12-20T10:51:10","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T18:51:10","slug":"five-days-before-ebc-and-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2018\/12\/20\/everest\/five-days-before-ebc-and-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Days Before EBC and Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December 20, 2018<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21261\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-in-December-Ang-Tseri-Sherpa.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21258]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21261\" class=\"size-large wp-image-21261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-in-December-Ang-Tseri-Sherpa-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-in-December-Ang-Tseri-Sherpa.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-in-December-Ang-Tseri-Sherpa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-in-December-Ang-Tseri-Sherpa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-in-December-Ang-Tseri-Sherpa-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-in-December-Ang-Tseri-Sherpa-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-in-December-Ang-Tseri-Sherpa-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trekking in December (Ang Tseri Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another gorgeous day of trekking for our team in the Khumbu Valley!\u00c2\u00a0When we put a trip together, this is how we draw it up!\u00c2\u00a0The Team was up early for a visit to the Pangboche Monastery before following the trail to Dingboche.\u00c2\u00a0This is a gentle day of trekking with only a few hills to climb.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21262\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-to-Dingboche-with-Ama-Dablam-Ang-Tseri-Sherpa.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21258]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21262\" class=\"size-large wp-image-21262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-to-Dingboche-with-Ama-Dablam-Ang-Tseri-Sherpa-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-to-Dingboche-with-Ama-Dablam-Ang-Tseri-Sherpa.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-to-Dingboche-with-Ama-Dablam-Ang-Tseri-Sherpa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-to-Dingboche-with-Ama-Dablam-Ang-Tseri-Sherpa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-to-Dingboche-with-Ama-Dablam-Ang-Tseri-Sherpa-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-to-Dingboche-with-Ama-Dablam-Ang-Tseri-Sherpa-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trekking-to-Dingboche-with-Ama-Dablam-Ang-Tseri-Sherpa-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trekking to Dingboche with Ama Dablam (Ang Tseri Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the hills has the small village of Shomare on it, where the team stopped for lunch. From Shomare, the team heads uphill and onto an open area where many summer homes are located for grazing yaks. A couple more hours and the team rounds the bend and can see the destination of the day, Dingboche!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21260\" style=\"width: 582px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mani-Stones-below-Ama-Dablam-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21258]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21260\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mani-Stones-below-Ama-Dablam-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mani-Stones-below-Ama-Dablam-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa.jpg 572w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mani-Stones-below-Ama-Dablam-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mani-Stones-below-Ama-Dablam-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-145x195.jpg 145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mani Stones below Ama Dablam (Sonam Dorje Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>From Dingboche, the team can see Lhotse, Island Peak, and the North Ridge of Ama Dablam outside their window. Tomorrow is an acclimatization day for the team. They will have the opportunity to climb the ridge and possibly drop down to Pheriche.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21259\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Team-with-Dingboche-behind-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21258]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21259\" class=\"size-large wp-image-21259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Team-with-Dingboche-behind-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Team-with-Dingboche-behind-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Team-with-Dingboche-behind-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Team-with-Dingboche-behind-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Team-with-Dingboche-behind-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Team-with-Dingboche-behind-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/December-Team-with-Dingboche-behind-Sonam-Dorje-Sherpa-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">December Team with Dingboche behind (Sonam Dorje Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All is well in Dingboche!<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 20, 2018 Another gorgeous day of trekking for our team in the Khumbu Valley!\u00c2\u00a0When we put a trip together, this is how we draw it up!\u00c2\u00a0The Team was up early for a visit to the Pangboche Monastery before following the trail to Dingboche.\u00c2\u00a0This is a gentle day of trekking with only a few hills [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":21261,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,69,67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everest","category-everest-trekking","category-nepal-trek"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21258"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21264,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21258\/revisions\/21264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}