{"id":25833,"date":"2022-04-04T08:24:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T16:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=25833"},"modified":"2022-04-04T08:24:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T16:24:42","slug":"gorgeous-day-in-the-khumbu-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2022\/04\/04\/everest\/gorgeous-day-in-the-khumbu-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorgeous day in the Khumbu Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 4, 2022<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25837\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Panorama-looking-down-valley-from-Phortse-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[25833]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25837\" class=\"wp-image-25837 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Panorama-looking-down-valley-from-Phortse-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg\" alt=\"Panorama looking down valley from Phortse (Phunuru Sherpa)\" width=\"1600\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Panorama-looking-down-valley-from-Phortse-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Panorama-looking-down-valley-from-Phortse-Phunuru-Sherpa-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Panorama-looking-down-valley-from-Phortse-Phunuru-Sherpa-1024x317.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Panorama-looking-down-valley-from-Phortse-Phunuru-Sherpa-768x238.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Panorama-looking-down-valley-from-Phortse-Phunuru-Sherpa-1536x476.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Panorama-looking-down-valley-from-Phortse-Phunuru-Sherpa-940x291.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Panorama-looking-down-valley-from-Phortse-Phunuru-Sherpa-620x192.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Panorama-looking-down-valley-from-Phortse-Phunuru-Sherpa-195x60.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panorama looking down valley from Phortse (Phunuru Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Both Teams had beautiful weather today.\u00c2\u00a0 Team 1 departed Phortse early so they could get to Pangboche and visit the monastery.\u00c2\u00a0 No visit to Pangboche and the monastery is complete without visiting Lama Nawang.\u00c2\u00a0 The visit to the Lama is very important to our entire team because he offers a blessing for safe travels and a successful climbing season.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-25833 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><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\/2022\/04\/Trekking-to-Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-Justin-Merle.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[25833]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Trekking-to-Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-Justin-Merle-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Trekking to Phortse with Ama Dablam (Justin Merle)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Trekking-to-Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-Justin-Merle-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Trekking-to-Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-Justin-Merle-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Trekking-to-Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-Justin-Merle-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Trekking-to-Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-Justin-Merle-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Trekking-to-Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-Justin-Merle-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Trekking-to-Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-Justin-Merle-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Trekking-to-Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-Justin-Merle-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Trekking-to-Phortse-with-Ama-Dablam-Justin-Merle.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25841'>\n\t\t\t\tTrekking to Phortse with Ama Dablam (Justin Merle)\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\/2022\/04\/Team-2-arrives-to-Namche-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[25833]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Team-2-arrives-to-Namche-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Team 2 arrives to Namche (Ang Jangbu Sherpa)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Team-2-arrives-to-Namche-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Team-2-arrives-to-Namche-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Team-2-arrives-to-Namche-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Team-2-arrives-to-Namche-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Team-2-arrives-to-Namche-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25840'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam 2 arrives to Namche (Ang Jangbu 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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Blessing-from-Lam-Nawang-in-Pangboche-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[25833]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Blessing-from-Lam-Nawang-in-Pangboche-Phunuru-Sherpa-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Blessing from Lam Nawang in Pangboche (Phunuru Sherpa)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Blessing-from-Lam-Nawang-in-Pangboche-Phunuru-Sherpa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Blessing-from-Lam-Nawang-in-Pangboche-Phunuru-Sherpa-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Blessing-from-Lam-Nawang-in-Pangboche-Phunuru-Sherpa-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Blessing-from-Lam-Nawang-in-Pangboche-Phunuru-Sherpa-940x704.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Blessing-from-Lam-Nawang-in-Pangboche-Phunuru-Sherpa-620x464.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Blessing-from-Lam-Nawang-in-Pangboche-Phunuru-Sherpa-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Blessing-from-Lam-Nawang-in-Pangboche-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25834'>\n\t\t\t\tBlessing from Lam Nawang in Pangboche (Phunuru 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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Team-2-at-the-Museum-with-Tenzing-Norgay-monument-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[25833]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Team-2-at-the-Museum-with-Tenzing-Norgay-monument-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Team 2 at the Museum with Tenzing Norgay monument (Ang Jangbu Sherpa)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Team-2-at-the-Museum-with-Tenzing-Norgay-monument-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Team-2-at-the-Museum-with-Tenzing-Norgay-monument-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Team-2-at-the-Museum-with-Tenzing-Norgay-monument-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Team-2-at-the-Museum-with-Tenzing-Norgay-monument-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Team-2-at-the-Museum-with-Tenzing-Norgay-monument-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25838'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam 2 at the Museum with Tenzing Norgay monument (Ang Jangbu Sherpa)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_25836\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Lama-Nawang-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[25833]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25836\" class=\"wp-image-25836 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Lama-Nawang-Phunuru-Sherpa-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Lama Nawang (Phunuru Sherpa)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Lama-Nawang-Phunuru-Sherpa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Lama-Nawang-Phunuru-Sherpa-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Lama-Nawang-Phunuru-Sherpa-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Lama-Nawang-Phunuru-Sherpa-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lama Nawang (Phunuru Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Team 2 took it easy today and walked up to the viewpoint and visited the Sherpa Climbing Museum.\u00c2\u00a0 At the museum, the team saw photos of great Sherpa mountaineers and looked at climbing equipment from generations earlier.\u00c2\u00a0 Tomorrow, the team will trek up to the Everest View Hotel for more acclimatization and views before dropping into Khumjung to visit the monastery and Hillary School.<\/p>\n<p>Beautiful days in the Khumbu Valley!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 4, 2022 Both Teams had beautiful weather today.\u00c2\u00a0 Team 1 departed Phortse early so they could get to Pangboche and visit the monastery.\u00c2\u00a0 No visit to Pangboche and the monastery is complete without visiting Lama Nawang.\u00c2\u00a0 The visit to the Lama is very important to our entire team because he offers a blessing for 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