We are creeping higher into the Khumbu Valley which each day.

Our First Wave (Western Guided Summit Team, 3 Peaks Team & Rugged Luxury Trekkers) today reached Pheriche at 4 ,371 m (14,340 ft), above the Tsola River. They came up from Tengboche, via Pangboche where they visited the Monastery for a special Everest specific Puja (A Puja is a special ceremony in which prayers are offered to the Buddhas to request their blessings or invoke their help. In this case it is to ask for safe and successful passage on the peak.)

The team will spend 2x nights at Pheriche (tonight and tomorrow) with an acclimatization day planned tomorrow where they will hike high above town to get spectacular views of Ama Dablam and the surrounding peaks as well as attending the HRA medical outpost for a talk on high altitude medicine.

Our Second Wave (Our Private 1:1 summit climbers and Gokyo Lakes Trekkers) are in Tengboche where they will spend 2x nights. Tomorrow they will visit the Tengboche Monastery and do an acclimatization hike before chasing the first team up to Pheriche.

Our third and final wave (Our Personal Sherpa supported climbers, Lobuche climbers and EBC Trekkers) reached Namche, which is a 10.5km hike with 830meters of elevation gain. The whole team did great. Tomorrow they will also do an acclimatization hike around Namche.

There is something very special about being in the Khumbu, far from roads, cell service and the hustle and bustle of Kathmandu, it’s like going back in time to a simpler time, focusing on the day and hill ahead of you and enjoying being in the rhythm of hiking on the trail.

The Guides sent over these great pics for you to enjoy.