April 7, 2014
Expedition Leader: Dean Staples, IFMGA – New Zealand
Expedition Guide: Ang Dorjee Sherpa – Nepal/ USA
Base Camp Manager: Caroline Blaikie – New Zealand / Scotland
Team members:
Nick Durack – UK
Yoshio Goto – Japan / Hong Kong
Jake Frykberg – Australia
Jon Johnston – Australia / USA
Anatolii Stegniei – Ukraine
Vilborg Arna Gissurardóttir – Iceland
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| Dendi one of our base camp cooks shows us that even the mundane task of putting on sun cream can be fun |
Pheriche
We have all arrived in Pheriche where we will spend 2 days acclimatising which is a nice way of saying we are going to rest tomorrow.
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| Dr Sophie receiving a sundi from Lama Geshe |
This morning we had a Puja with the Lama Geshe, asking for safe passage on the mountain. It was a ceremony that lasted an hour and involved chanting, prayers, throwing rice and being blessed by the lama. This is always an important event for the Sherpa and climbers alike.
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| Pangboche monastery |
Caroline, our Base Camp Manager along with Sarah and Mark will have arrived in Base Camp today to prepare camp for all of us arriving in another 5 days.
Dean