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Day 11 - Apart from the Thokla Pass a relatively gentle incline to take us up to 4910 metres at Lobuche. Ascent 685m, descent 100m. We had a quick trip up to the glacier after arriving at Lobuche and as the snow started to fall and the temperature dropped.
Paul J was confirmed as having High Altitude Pulminary Eodema (HAPE) and he was airlifted by helicopter to Kathmandu (1370m).
Looking up from the tea house in the morning, we had about 5mm of frost on the inside of the windows this morning...
Rich quickly catching up with the group up again after wee number 23 of the morning...
The group's yaks on their way...
On the trail above Pheriche to Dhukla, the next three shots are of Cholatse (6335m), Tawoche Peak (6367m) & Arakam Tse (6423m), but I'm not 100% sure which is which...
A well crafted mound of yak dung frisbies in the foreground...
Rest break at Dhukla before climbing up the terminal morriane of the Khumbu Glacier and through the Thokla Pass...
Ama Dablam, Kangtega & Saddle...
Chortens at the top of the Thokla Pass in memory of those that have died in the mountains...
Ama Dablam in the background...
Memorial to Scott Fischer who died on Everest on the 11th May 1996 in a storm that claimed the lives of 8 people that day and formed the basis of many books and much controversy...
Kangtega in the far left background...
Chortens with a backdrop of Ama Dablam, Kantega, The Saddle & Thamserku...
After walking along the lateral morriane of the Khumbu Glacier, our first views of Pumori (7165mm), Lingtren (6749m) & Khumbutse (6665m)...
Kantega, The Saddle & Thamserku...
Nuptse (7861m)...
Nuptse at night...
