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Day 7 – Living For Today

Machhapuchhre (aka Fishtail)

And if life is going by too fast…it's time for you to slow down…time for you to make it last…before you trip and slip…and you will miss this happy little stepping stone just before eternal bliss. — Pennywise

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

4:28 pm – Tadapani – Elev. 2,630 meters

Gela manages a smile after the 11-hour walk from MBC to Chomrong

Around 5:45pm yesterday, Nima spotted Mohan and Gela coming down the hill to Chomrong. They looked very weary after the 11-hour walk down from Machhupuchhre Base Camp (MBC).

Leaving Chomrong for Tadapani (top center of photo)

We were reunited after three days and got caught up. After dinner, I retired to bed around 8:30pm. I slept well. It was nice to share a room again.

Ladybugs were everywhere

In the morning, Gela and I talked further about our respective experiences and took our time eating and packing. We left 30 minutes late at 8:30am.

Gela looks across the valley toward Macchupucchre

The walk to Tadapani meant descending a valley to our west, down to a river, and then climbing up another mountain through terraces of barely and the rhododendron forest. We reached Tadapani around 2pm, and as of yet, no rain. Nima thinks it'll just be a cold and cloudy night. In the morning, we walk to Ghorepani, before a sunrise at Poon Hill and our last night at Hile.

The force is strong with this one

 

The Evening

I was very tired for the first few hours before dinner however it felt good to be at a table full of people. We ate and talked with a pair of Israeli trekkers, and a Canadian. Nima got drunk off the local liquor though we didn't see him actually drink it. Around 8:30pm, Mohan and another guide/porter started to sing Nepali songs for us. It was a very nice moment. Gela and I knocked off around 10pm. I slept well, only waking once or twice for a short time.

Estimated distance = 8 km

On the trail again

Rhododendrons in bloom

Mohan, happy Nima, and another guide sing Nepali songs for us

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darcy

Sunday 27th of April 2008

Very nice! Pennywise is awesome as well! Nice work!

darcy

Sunday 27th of April 2008

Very nice! Pennywise is awesome as well! Nice work!

alex

Saturday 26th of April 2008

Very cool site!

alex

Saturday 26th of April 2008

Very cool site!

Gary

Saturday 26th of April 2008

Did you travel 8km that day, or did you travel 8km over 7 days? I'm assuming it is the former, not the later.

Dave

Wednesday 30th of April 2008

About 8km in one day. Since the trekking is often so mountainous, measures are usually done in hours of walking versus distance covered.

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