Altitude: 5300m
Atmospheric Pressure: 558mbar
Trek:0km
Nothing planned for today apart from the long expected Puja,
the ceremony which protects the sherpas on the mountain. Until the ceremony
takes place, they won’t go above Camp 2.
The ceremony kicks off at 10O’Clock, but as with every Puja,
nobody knows how long it will last. Russell and all 50 of us sit patiently
around the alter, waiting for Purba Tashi and 2 other lamas to go through the
process. On Manaslu, we had heard of Puja lasting 8 hours, and the actual
Manaslu puja finished under the snow / sleet.
Luckily, nothing that drastic for us today, Purba Tashi
knows lunch is t 12, and the sun is making up for the fresh breeze. We’ve all
been asked to choose a personal item to get blessed and, as per Manaslu, I’ve
chosen my harness.
Also, yesterday, Chimu (from the USA)
has announced that didn’t enjoy the time here, and that he was missing his 5
kids. He will be leaving by helicopter tomorrow morning.
This was his first expedition of this length and kind, and
perhaps he wasn’t ready mentally on what was to come.
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