After giving half our load to a sherpa in Pangboche we made our way up to Dingboche yesterday. The walk with such a light load was a pleasure compared to before and it was a nice day exept for the rain and fog that followed us along.
I have had a few exiting days up to now. It started with a cold, then turned into the runs, then got back to a cold and Filip ended up taking my pack for an extra 400 meters up a really unforgiving hill.
Now Ive been through a good dose of penicillin and I'm felling like new again. The weather is awesome and we are surrounded by beautiful mountains and can see the route up Island Peak that we intend to climb, it looks nice.
We will continue up to Lobuche in a few days and then dump our gear there to go to Everest Base Camp with only daypacks. Then back down and pick up the stuff and head into Lobuche Base Camp.
one more thing, at 4400 meters this is by far the speediest connection on the whole trip, pretty amazing! thank you sattelites!!!
Later!
johan.
30 september 2008
Hoghojdssurfning i Dingboche
Sa, da sitter vi och surfar pa varldens hogst belagna internetcafe i Dingboche pa 4380m hojd. Kanns nastan lite som fran en Salvador Dali malning...surrealistiskt.
Vandringen hit har gatt bra aven om vi fatt ta det lite lugnare an planerat pga diverse elaka forkylningar. Nu kanns det dock battre, men tar anda en extra vilodag har. I overmorgon beger vi oss vidare mot Lobuche och kommer da se vart forsta delmal: Lobuche East. Vadret har ar fantastiskt och utsikten ar helt otrolig. Harifran ser vi den maktiga sydvaggen pa Lhotse vilken reser sig 4000m rakt upp. Nedanfor ligger Island Peak, vilken vi ska klattra efter Lobuche East, och reser sig "ynkliga" 1500m upp fran glaciaren. Pa hall ser Island Peak mer ut som en liten hojd nedanfor det maktiga Lhotsemassivet an ett riktigt berg pa over 6000 meters hojd.
Trots forkylningar ser vi anda ut att halla tidsschemat hyffsat och kommer att klattra forsta berget mellan 5-10 oktober.
...fick forresten reda pa att det i Nepal ses som en komplimang om man till nan sager: "you look fat"...dagens roliga fakta.
Ha det fint alla sa hors vi snart igen. Kommer nog droja ca tva veckor innan vi ar tillbaka vid natet...sa tills dess: Hall ut!
Ciao!
Vandringen hit har gatt bra aven om vi fatt ta det lite lugnare an planerat pga diverse elaka forkylningar. Nu kanns det dock battre, men tar anda en extra vilodag har. I overmorgon beger vi oss vidare mot Lobuche och kommer da se vart forsta delmal: Lobuche East. Vadret har ar fantastiskt och utsikten ar helt otrolig. Harifran ser vi den maktiga sydvaggen pa Lhotse vilken reser sig 4000m rakt upp. Nedanfor ligger Island Peak, vilken vi ska klattra efter Lobuche East, och reser sig "ynkliga" 1500m upp fran glaciaren. Pa hall ser Island Peak mer ut som en liten hojd nedanfor det maktiga Lhotsemassivet an ett riktigt berg pa over 6000 meters hojd.
Trots forkylningar ser vi anda ut att halla tidsschemat hyffsat och kommer att klattra forsta berget mellan 5-10 oktober.
...fick forresten reda pa att det i Nepal ses som en komplimang om man till nan sager: "you look fat"...dagens roliga fakta.
Ha det fint alla sa hors vi snart igen. Kommer nog droja ca tva veckor innan vi ar tillbaka vid natet...sa tills dess: Hall ut!
Ciao!
24 september 2008
Leaving Namche!
After three full days in Namche Bazar it's finally time to move on. I had a little cold since I left home, and I had to rest a few days to heal.
The march into Namche Was exiting! We started out in Lukla with 35 kilos on our backs and the going has been a little slow, but the weight isn't that much of a pain yet. The 1000 meter haul up the last hill to Namche was 4 hours of sweat and joy! almost at least :)
We made it into Namche just before dark and got a sweet deal on a room with a view!
Since we dont know if it will be possible to post more in the next few days or even weeks, we just wanted to let you know that it looks like the weather will be perfect by the time we get into the mountains, and the temperature will drop and give us better snow to climb on.
Time to go, but we hope to get back again before we head towards Lobuche!
ciao
The march into Namche Was exiting! We started out in Lukla with 35 kilos on our backs and the going has been a little slow, but the weight isn't that much of a pain yet. The 1000 meter haul up the last hill to Namche was 4 hours of sweat and joy! almost at least :)
We made it into Namche just before dark and got a sweet deal on a room with a view!
Since we dont know if it will be possible to post more in the next few days or even weeks, we just wanted to let you know that it looks like the weather will be perfect by the time we get into the mountains, and the temperature will drop and give us better snow to climb on.
Time to go, but we hope to get back again before we head towards Lobuche!
ciao
23 september 2008
Namche
Da var vi pa plats i Namche. 2 natter har vi tillbringat har och det blir troligtvis 2 natter till. Dels pga acklimatisering och sen har Johan fatt en forkylning som vi nu vantar ut. Vi kom fram till att skippa barare och darfor blev vandringen hit ganska tuff. Sista etapppen innan namche bjod pa 1100 hojdmeter och med 35kg pa ryggen landade vi ratt tungt i sangarna nar vi kom fram. Men det ar skont att fa ta i lite ibland ocksa :)
Idag passade jag pa att ta en dagstur upp till en hojd ovanfor namche dar det tidigare lag en landningsbana for flygplan. Dock sag den ratt oanvand ut da det var 30 - 40 cm djupa gropar i den. Dessutom ar den sa kort sa bara enmotoriga flygplan av en viss modell kan lyfta och landa dar, av vilka det tyvarr inte finns nagra kvar i Nepal sa nu anvands landningsbanan endast av helikoptrar.
Ciao!
Idag passade jag pa att ta en dagstur upp till en hojd ovanfor namche dar det tidigare lag en landningsbana for flygplan. Dock sag den ratt oanvand ut da det var 30 - 40 cm djupa gropar i den. Dessutom ar den sa kort sa bara enmotoriga flygplan av en viss modell kan lyfta och landa dar, av vilka det tyvarr inte finns nagra kvar i Nepal sa nu anvands landningsbanan endast av helikoptrar.
Ciao!
19 september 2008
tempel, rakshi och lite samhallsrealism
Da var annu en dag avklarad i Kathmandu. Var sista har. Dagen borjade ratt tidigt da vi tankte dra upp till Swoyambunath, aven kallat "monkeytemple", vilket ar ett av de storsta templen har i Kathmandu. Majoriteten har nere i laglandet ar hinduer och uppe i bergen ar det mer buddhism. I kathmandu blandas alla religioner sa pa tempelomradet finner man det mesta fran bada. Swoyambunath ligger kanonfint hogt uppe pa en kulle med kanonutsikt 360grader runt i storstan. Manga av er har sakert sett bilder pa nat som liknar en staty med massa boneflaggor och tva ogon som vakar ut over dalen. Det ar harifran.
Efter en liten stund fixade vi oss en guide, Eski, som tog oss runt pa omradet. Sjalva proceduren nar man "tackar ja" till en guide ar ganska intressant. Manga gar runt och borjar med att presentera sig och fragar hur det ar och var man ar i fran osv...nappar man pa det och borjar fora en konversation har man kort darefter tackat ja till dennes tjanster. Nar var guide fattat att vi ville ha honom slog han pa autopilot och jag har aldrig hort sa manga ord for fantastiskt (om platsen) i rad pa en gang. overdriver inte om han sa narmare 15 ord for fantastiskt pa en och samma gang.
Nar guidningen var slut blev vi hembjudna pa rakshi, risbrannvin, och traffade lite mer kufiska personligheter. Vara magar har trots allt som sagts om kathmandu klarat sig fin fint :)
Fick idag reda lite pa hur det ser ut med lonerna har i landet. En vanlig larare tjanar 3000Rs/300SEK i manaden, och en hogt uppsatt tjansteman inom regeringen tjanar runt 60000Rs/6000SEK i manaden. Ger en lite forstaelse for deras syn pa turister...
Imorn tar vi morgonflyget, kl 0600, upp till Lukla for att darifran paborja sjalva vandringen upp mot bergen. Formdligen kommer vi i kontakt med dator igen runt 21-23:e nan gang. Tills dess,
Ha det kalas, det har vi ;)
Johan & Filip
Efter en liten stund fixade vi oss en guide, Eski, som tog oss runt pa omradet. Sjalva proceduren nar man "tackar ja" till en guide ar ganska intressant. Manga gar runt och borjar med att presentera sig och fragar hur det ar och var man ar i fran osv...nappar man pa det och borjar fora en konversation har man kort darefter tackat ja till dennes tjanster. Nar var guide fattat att vi ville ha honom slog han pa autopilot och jag har aldrig hort sa manga ord for fantastiskt (om platsen) i rad pa en gang. overdriver inte om han sa narmare 15 ord for fantastiskt pa en och samma gang.
Nar guidningen var slut blev vi hembjudna pa rakshi, risbrannvin, och traffade lite mer kufiska personligheter. Vara magar har trots allt som sagts om kathmandu klarat sig fin fint :)
Fick idag reda lite pa hur det ser ut med lonerna har i landet. En vanlig larare tjanar 3000Rs/300SEK i manaden, och en hogt uppsatt tjansteman inom regeringen tjanar runt 60000Rs/6000SEK i manaden. Ger en lite forstaelse for deras syn pa turister...
Imorn tar vi morgonflyget, kl 0600, upp till Lukla for att darifran paborja sjalva vandringen upp mot bergen. Formdligen kommer vi i kontakt med dator igen runt 21-23:e nan gang. Tills dess,
Ha det kalas, det har vi ;)
Johan & Filip
18 september 2008
- Have you eaten your dal bhaat?
...that's the litteral translation of the Nepali meaning : how are you?
Dal bhaat is sort of the national course here in Nepal and consists basically of rice and lentils. Unfortunaly nothing we have tried yet. Here in Kathmandu it's crowded, a lot of peolple, smells and the number of small shops is just owerwhelming. Everywhere you go you'll meet people wanting to talk to you and try to sell "their" stuff. The traffic is another thing: chaotic. But at the same time it's amazing how calm and friendly everyone is despite the chaos.
Today we have just been cruising around and done some final preparations for the mountains. One thing that is for sure is that there will be some more shopping when we get back from the mountains by the end of october\beginning of november.
Tomorrow there will be some sightseeing in Kathmandu and relaxing before we head up to Lukla and the mountain early on the 20th september.
Take care,
Filip
Dal bhaat is sort of the national course here in Nepal and consists basically of rice and lentils. Unfortunaly nothing we have tried yet. Here in Kathmandu it's crowded, a lot of peolple, smells and the number of small shops is just owerwhelming. Everywhere you go you'll meet people wanting to talk to you and try to sell "their" stuff. The traffic is another thing: chaotic. But at the same time it's amazing how calm and friendly everyone is despite the chaos.
Today we have just been cruising around and done some final preparations for the mountains. One thing that is for sure is that there will be some more shopping when we get back from the mountains by the end of october\beginning of november.
Tomorrow there will be some sightseeing in Kathmandu and relaxing before we head up to Lukla and the mountain early on the 20th september.
Take care,
Filip
There!
Nepal!
after a great warm welcome at the airport by Sagar and Kili from highaltitudedreams, we got a ride through the back streets of the city and finally got our room at the hotel they got us. Tired and with great expectations we went to bed and slept like logs!
That was yesterday. Today everything is settled with Kili and Sagar and tomorrow we do the last preperations before the mountains. We also decided to start out the hiking with no Sherpa, that means we're gonna be going sloooow, but we have enough time for it and we will get to see more of the area this way.
Thanks all for writing to us and 150 visits in three days is awesome!
Kram till Mamma, Pappa, Syrran, Mormor och Farmor!
Johan.
after a great warm welcome at the airport by Sagar and Kili from highaltitudedreams, we got a ride through the back streets of the city and finally got our room at the hotel they got us. Tired and with great expectations we went to bed and slept like logs!
That was yesterday. Today everything is settled with Kili and Sagar and tomorrow we do the last preperations before the mountains. We also decided to start out the hiking with no Sherpa, that means we're gonna be going sloooow, but we have enough time for it and we will get to see more of the area this way.
Thanks all for writing to us and 150 visits in three days is awesome!
Kram till Mamma, Pappa, Syrran, Mormor och Farmor!
Johan.
17 september 2008
Almost There
Free Internet!!! Yippie!
Only one more little flight before we arrive in kathmandu. We made it to Heathrow ok, but almost got in trouble because they didnt know the visa regulations for Nepal. But after a few smiles and please's we got onboard the flight to our current position, Abu Dabi. This is a wonderful place, where the prayer room is right next to the toilets, and the pace is a little different from what we're used to.
Boarding the plane in two hours, then Nepal!
Latr,
Filip & Johan
Only one more little flight before we arrive in kathmandu. We made it to Heathrow ok, but almost got in trouble because they didnt know the visa regulations for Nepal. But after a few smiles and please's we got onboard the flight to our current position, Abu Dabi. This is a wonderful place, where the prayer room is right next to the toilets, and the pace is a little different from what we're used to.
Boarding the plane in two hours, then Nepal!
Latr,
Filip & Johan
15 september 2008
Time to go
Ok, if all goes according to plan, we will be flying our way towards Nepal by this time tomorrow. Bags are packed, weight is sacked and I'm thinking of getting loaded myself to be able to sleep before leaving for the airport :)We want to thank you all for the huge number of visits to this Blog, almost 500 in just a week!!! Keep that up and please write to us from time to time. Internet access will be a little sparse, but we will try to keep you updated on our progress and post photos and perhaps even a little video.
We hope to fly out to Lukla, the start of the hike, on the 20th this month, and from there it will take us between 7-14 days to reach the mountains, depending on how well we handle the altitude and all the bacteria that surely will upset our bodies a little...
So, time to get ready and pack up the computer. We hope to hear from you all!
See you in 7 weeks!
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