Lobuche
is the
highest we will camp, over16,000 feet. I
felt OK on the hike today -- it was strenuous but not
desperate.
We are all going slow
enough to
keep from
getting seriously out of breath -- which is pretty slow. In camp, however, everything is an effort: putting on boots, getting up at night to go to the bathroom; even eating dinner is an ordeal. We have all lost our appetite to some extent, but most of us are trying our best to eat something. I can generally eat one helping of everything, unless it is fish. My sore throat has turned into a sinus infection: I have thick, yellow crud coming from my nose and down into my lungs. I hope I feel better tomorrow for Kala Patthar.
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