Madi liao .. duno how many instant noodles i need to eat to save up for another trip and upgrade into more
deadliest equipments .. hehe
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SGTrekker 10D9N Everest Panorama Trek (17-26 March 2011)
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limwhow
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T R A V E L O G U E
En Route to Phakding...
We have passed the small village of Ghat and now are cruising to another small village Chuthawa.
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At this elevation of 2600m, the forestation are mainly Salla (pine) trees with the occasional Juniper. And of course, Rhododendrons were aplenty. But what was impressive was once in a while, we would come across a sprinkling of the Nepali Sakura. Mahesh, our main Guide, explained to me that in Nepali, this was called the Nashpati, and they could bloom in either white sakura or pink sakura, both colours of which we saw while on this trek.
At Chuthawa, we crossed another suspension bridge, and this one had plenty of Prayer flags (Longda) hung across its length, just like many of the other suspension bridges. Only difference is, this one has, constructed across it, a framework covering its length. I remembered several porters who were stuck behind me, awaiting me to finish shooting a photo, but who were still very patient despite carrying the heavy load.
As we walked further, we looked back and saw the rays streaming through heavier clouds and this scene was pretty unique.
En Route to Phakding...
We have passed the small village of Ghat and now are cruising to another small village Chuthawa.
At this elevation of 2600m, the forestation are mainly Salla (pine) trees with the occasional Juniper. And of course, Rhododendrons were aplenty. But what was impressive was once in a while, we would come across a sprinkling of the Nepali Sakura. Mahesh, our main Guide, explained to me that in Nepali, this was called the Nashpati, and they could bloom in either white sakura or pink sakura, both colours of which we saw while on this trek.
At Chuthawa, we crossed another suspension bridge, and this one had plenty of Prayer flags (Longda) hung across its length, just like many of the other suspension bridges. Only difference is, this one has, constructed across it, a framework covering its length. I remembered several porters who were stuck behind me, awaiting me to finish shooting a photo, but who were still very patient despite carrying the heavy load.
As we walked further, we looked back and saw the rays streaming through heavier clouds and this scene was pretty unique.
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Agree,:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
I was talking to wkcheah even before this trip that we should, no matter how heavy it would be, bring our IR (infrared) cameras up to Everest Country and take back with us some IR shots of this beautiful land high up nearer to heaven. And here I found, at the view point towards Chaurikharka, my first IR opportunity.
Humbly, here is my 535nm IR shots, rendering this scene a dream-like, far-away appearance...
really need to try IR shot, the more I see the more poison I am, need to inject to cure this, help doc. hehe........
Purely happy kids
Ivypin, nice closeup look and more details on their face.:thumbsup:
SereneXMM
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Ditto, swee!:thumbsup:
limwhow
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Kam Sia, Kam Sia, Ah Wind! Hahaha... this IR disease I think don't have cure for it one. Hahaha..!
Continuing where we left off...
T R A V E L O G U E
Almost reaching Phakding...
Some of our guys were really fast. I am sure we all remembered climbing up a long flight of steps to reach this couple of houses, only to find a few of our highly-conditioned guys resting there. They have been there for quite some time ahead of us already, and they were just about to set off, at that time when we just arrived.
Stevewhy, vngks, Dinosour, wkcheah, Hawk, Wind, CnLeong and a few super-fit fellows were among the first few champions.
The steps up weren't the only ones going upwards. Adrian bluffed us. Going down from 2800m at Lukla to 2600m at Phakding doesn't mean everything was downhill, but had lots of ups and downs. This was merely just one of the many flight of steps upwards. Right at the end we could see Ivypin flying upwards...
Everyone would remember this out-pouching ledge where we all stood and admire the sun, the sky, the mountains and the Dudh Koshi river beneath us. It was getting a little dark as the sun was setting already. And the wind began to blow its chilled breath upon our faces and limbs.
Here, Dinosour and Campoes taking a well-deserved breather...
limwhow
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Home Run to Phakding...
SereneXMM and I tried our best to keep pace with Cnleong. He was fast like the wind, despite his not-so-young pair of knees. Here, Cnleong himself was surveying the valley at the Mani Stone pile of Chhathuwa before cheonging the last stretch up to Phakding. Francis Chia and Dinosour were ahead getting themselves ready for the last burst of fire.
It was almost 5pm. And we had been walking for close to four and a half hours. Adrian really buay-gam one ah... he said the slow ones would reach there in four hours, but now we were all still struggling somewhere out there.
From the Walkie Talkie conversation Melvin had been having with Adrian, we came to realise that our front guys had already arrived at Phakding at around 5pm. Shucks... it would take us another one hour before we stumble upon the much-awaited small village, and our warm meals and beds.
"Kuli Pepki," urged our private porter. "(meaning) Walk slowly."
Yah... even if he didn't ask us to walk slowly, our shortness of breath would naturally meant that our steps were slow and laboured.
SereneXMM and I tried our best to keep pace with Cnleong. He was fast like the wind, despite his not-so-young pair of knees. Here, Cnleong himself was surveying the valley at the Mani Stone pile of Chhathuwa before cheonging the last stretch up to Phakding. Francis Chia and Dinosour were ahead getting themselves ready for the last burst of fire.
It was almost 5pm. And we had been walking for close to four and a half hours. Adrian really buay-gam one ah... he said the slow ones would reach there in four hours, but now we were all still struggling somewhere out there.
From the Walkie Talkie conversation Melvin had been having with Adrian, we came to realise that our front guys had already arrived at Phakding at around 5pm. Shucks... it would take us another one hour before we stumble upon the much-awaited small village, and our warm meals and beds.
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limwhow
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Daoyin, well... by the end of the first day, after five and a half hours of trekking for er.. some of us (not including those super-fit ones who did it in four hours), excitement was the last thing from our mind. Hahaha... we were all longing for warm food, warm drinks, sleeping bags and if possible, a good hot shower!
FINALLY! PHAKDING...!
Yah. Like what SereneXMM has said. We finally arrived at Phakding.
Who could forget this one last long long suspension bridge stretching across the gorges of the Dudh Koshi that took us right to the doorstep of The Sunrise Lodge, our rest place for the first night.
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SereneXMM
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Hello JohnnyLCP, lovely capture!Madi liao .. duno how many instant noodles i need to eat to save up for another trip and upgrade into more
deadliest equipments .. hehe
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limwhow
Senior Member
Day 5: Phakding - A good rest for an even tougher climb the next day...
Like what SgTrekker had repeatedly warned, the lodges in the Everest Country were all very basic. There was no heater facilities, and hot water for shower was not a guaranteed luxury. For those that had hot water, one would often need to pay 150 rupee per use (S$2.70). That was the main reason why Adrian and Melvin kept prompting us to get ourselves sleeping bags and instructed us to sleep with all our base layers, middle layers and outer layers on, and to sleep snuggled tightly inside our sleeping bag.
At least at The Sunrise Lodge, some rooms had hot water. And those who had hot water had better quickly use the hot water to shower before the hot water got depleted. Food was the usual Chow Mein (fried noodles), Dhal Bhat, Yak Steak, Fried rice and Mixed Thukpa (noodle soup). Beverages were the usual hot lemon, hot ginger tea, milk coffee, hot chocolate and beer. But our good team members brought their own Vodka and Whisky to celebrate the special occasion!!!
Cheers to JohnnyLCP, Goose Goi, Jack & Wife Cheryl!
Every night on the trek, we'd arrive at our destination in the late afternoon or early evenings, and we'd all be in bed by early night as there was nothing much more to do. That, of course, meant that we would need to wake up early in the morning for our set offs were usually early right after breakfast.
So, on this first night. We all slept soundly. Well.... at least most of us did.
Like what SgTrekker had repeatedly warned, the lodges in the Everest Country were all very basic. There was no heater facilities, and hot water for shower was not a guaranteed luxury. For those that had hot water, one would often need to pay 150 rupee per use (S$2.70). That was the main reason why Adrian and Melvin kept prompting us to get ourselves sleeping bags and instructed us to sleep with all our base layers, middle layers and outer layers on, and to sleep snuggled tightly inside our sleeping bag.
At least at The Sunrise Lodge, some rooms had hot water. And those who had hot water had better quickly use the hot water to shower before the hot water got depleted. Food was the usual Chow Mein (fried noodles), Dhal Bhat, Yak Steak, Fried rice and Mixed Thukpa (noodle soup). Beverages were the usual hot lemon, hot ginger tea, milk coffee, hot chocolate and beer. But our good team members brought their own Vodka and Whisky to celebrate the special occasion!!!
Cheers to JohnnyLCP, Goose Goi, Jack & Wife Cheryl!
Every night on the trek, we'd arrive at our destination in the late afternoon or early evenings, and we'd all be in bed by early night as there was nothing much more to do. That, of course, meant that we would need to wake up early in the morning for our set offs were usually early right after breakfast.
So, on this first night. We all slept soundly. Well.... at least most of us did.
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ClemC
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vngks - This is a keeper :thumbsup:!!Nice shot of kids Ivypin. Since we are on kids, I have some too....
Did you use a fill flash or some reflector?... back lighting, yet light on face is soo sooooo sweet...!!!!!...
vngks
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Thanks! Yeah, I was lucky she was near some boulder which acted as a natural reflector. I had some other shots of her but this one was the best :lovegrin:
vngks
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