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HADT - DIARY UPDATE FOR: DAY 5 SATURDAY 27 MARCH 2004 |
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| Camp Location: | Puiyan, 2800m | |||||||
| Weather Summary: | Hazy with some (welcome) cloud. Hot with afternoon winds blowing up the valley raising much dust. | |||||||
| Objective: | To shake out our equipment and legs and get into a routine for the trek | |||||||
| Major Occurences: |
Nil | |||||||
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SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY BY TEAM |
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| At last we are off! After years of planning and preparation
it is good to be on the trail heading towards the mountain –
albeit in a rather circuitous route. The flight into the mountain
airstrip at Lukla was as exciting as ever and would rival any Disneyworld
rollercoaster ride! At Lukla we reorganised some kit whilst Nima
Sherpa our Sirdar (Head Sherpa) hired 25 local porters to carry
our trek equipment for the ten day march around to Mera Peak –
our first climbing objective. Although Lukla and Poyan are at about
the same altitude the first day provided some good acclimatisation
due to the 600m descent almost to the valley floor of the Dudh Kosi,
followed by a steep climb back up the hill. The scenery on the walk
was colourful with rhododendron and magnolias in full bloom. Our
campsite is in a small village and we immediately attracted the
attention of the local children fascinated with the satellite dish
and laptop. A number of the team have made enthusiastic attempts
to start learning Nepali and judging by their performance so far
should be fluent by the time we get back to Kathmandu. Tomorrow
we start to climb in earnest as we head to Pangkongma and will no
doubt begin to feel the effects of altitude. |
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