Dia 9. KALA PATTHAR - DINGBOCHE
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 11.18 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,255 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 6,102 ft
- Max elevation
- 18,514 ft
- TrailRank
- 51
- Min elevation
- 14,174 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 11 hours 58 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2973
- Uploaded
- May 5, 2022
- Recorded
- November 2018
near Goraksep, Province 1 (Nepal)
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Route made on 5/11/2018
Today we have to get up very early to be able to climb Kala Patthar, a 5643m high peak that is one of the best observatories of the surrounding mountains, including Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse and Pumori. Its name means “black rock” in Nepali and Hindi, and it appears as a large brown formation on the impressive south face of Pumori.
We will leave with tremendous cold at 4 in the morning to the north of Gorak Shep, crossing the bed of an old lake until we locate the sign that indicates the beginning of the ascent. This begins with a series of slopes until reaching the eastern part of the mountain. The cold is brutal and the more than 5000m of altitude slows down the pace of the group, so Jorge and I decided to advance faster and go ahead to reach the top as soon as possible. The path becomes steep again until reaching the ridge that leads to the top. From the ridge we look out onto the north slope where we have a wonderful view of the Changri Shar Glacier, with small lakes and the mountains that surround it. From there, in five or ten minutes of climbing large stones, you reach the top where you can find prayer flags.
The view from the top is anthological. The sun is beginning to rise and the mountains are beginning to light up like giant granite beacons. The cold is brutal and I am not exactly well equipped to face the minus 10 degrees below zero at this hour. The gloves I am wearing are not enough and my hands are freezing, so with great regret, after taking the obligatory photos to immortalize the moment, I begin to descend back to Gorek Shep, already lighter and faster.
Back at the Lodge, we warm up waiting for the rest of the group. Once all together, we have a good breakfast between chest and back, and in two hours we leave again to start the return to Lukla. Today our group will split into two, some will deviate through the Cho la Pass towards Gokyo, and the rest will return to Dingboche towards the Imja Khola valley to undertake the ascent to Island Peak, 6198m. We will all meet again in Namche in 5 days.
We go down to Lobuche, where we will stop to eat, and continue descending until the crossroads where the route to Gokio starts through the Cho la Pass. Here we say goodbye with hugs and good wishes from our colleagues Dioni, Laura, Jose Luis, Alejandro, Sergio and José, accompanied by Tika. The 7 of us went back down the Everest Memorial Chukpi Lhara to Dingboche, where we arrived in just over two hours to stay at Green Tara Guest House, much more comfortable than the Summit Hotel, where we stayed on the way out. With us come Motti, Radju and three porters who will accompany us to the base camp of Island Peak.
Today we have to get up very early to be able to climb Kala Patthar, a 5643m high peak that is one of the best observatories of the surrounding mountains, including Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse and Pumori. Its name means “black rock” in Nepali and Hindi, and it appears as a large brown formation on the impressive south face of Pumori.
We will leave with tremendous cold at 4 in the morning to the north of Gorak Shep, crossing the bed of an old lake until we locate the sign that indicates the beginning of the ascent. This begins with a series of slopes until reaching the eastern part of the mountain. The cold is brutal and the more than 5000m of altitude slows down the pace of the group, so Jorge and I decided to advance faster and go ahead to reach the top as soon as possible. The path becomes steep again until reaching the ridge that leads to the top. From the ridge we look out onto the north slope where we have a wonderful view of the Changri Shar Glacier, with small lakes and the mountains that surround it. From there, in five or ten minutes of climbing large stones, you reach the top where you can find prayer flags.
The view from the top is anthological. The sun is beginning to rise and the mountains are beginning to light up like giant granite beacons. The cold is brutal and I am not exactly well equipped to face the minus 10 degrees below zero at this hour. The gloves I am wearing are not enough and my hands are freezing, so with great regret, after taking the obligatory photos to immortalize the moment, I begin to descend back to Gorek Shep, already lighter and faster.
Back at the Lodge, we warm up waiting for the rest of the group. Once all together, we have a good breakfast between chest and back, and in two hours we leave again to start the return to Lukla. Today our group will split into two, some will deviate through the Cho la Pass towards Gokyo, and the rest will return to Dingboche towards the Imja Khola valley to undertake the ascent to Island Peak, 6198m. We will all meet again in Namche in 5 days.
We go down to Lobuche, where we will stop to eat, and continue descending until the crossroads where the route to Gokio starts through the Cho la Pass. Here we say goodbye with hugs and good wishes from our colleagues Dioni, Laura, Jose Luis, Alejandro, Sergio and José, accompanied by Tika. The 7 of us went back down the Everest Memorial Chukpi Lhara to Dingboche, where we arrived in just over two hours to stay at Green Tara Guest House, much more comfortable than the Summit Hotel, where we stayed on the way out. With us come Motti, Radju and three porters who will accompany us to the base camp of Island Peak.
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