Photo Friday: Trekking Nepal Part V
Chukkhung Ri First, for those who have just discovered this, the previous posts about my trek through the Everest Region in November 2021: Kathmandu Part I: Lukla to Namche Part II: Namche to Khunde Part III: Khunde to Pangboche Part IV: Ama Dablam Basecamp to Dingboche Day 9: To Chukkhung From Dinboche to Chukkhung was a short day, so we were able to do some explorations after arriving (and lunch, of course). Short or not, it was also our highest point to date--the little hotel village of Chukkhung is higher than Ama Dablam base camp! We headed out about 8:30, as usual, up the Imja Khola river valley. We didn't try for really early starts because overnight temperatures were just too cold--with our reasonable days, it made more sense to wait for the sun in most places. Passing through Dingboche in the morning. The amount of ice on the river tells you that even the days are getting cold! Guide Junar arriving at the Chukkhung Resort. "Resort" has a different meaning in the