{"id":9074,"date":"2012-04-05T10:16:24","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T16:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/?p=9074"},"modified":"2012-12-15T07:48:40","modified_gmt":"2012-12-15T14:48:40","slug":"everest-2012-annapurna-circuit-lobuche-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/05\/everest-2012-annapurna-circuit-lobuche-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Everest 2012: Annapurna Circuit, Lobuche and More"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Lobuche<\/a>
Lobuche West from Lobuche East<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Teams continue to make the march towards Everest Base Camp on the South, while there is the usual dearth of news from the North. I have learned over the years that North side teams have much more difficulty in updating their sites due to a variety of issues so in their case, no news is often good news. I’m sure we will hear about their travels soon.<\/p>\n

Today’s post is a potpourri of info. I encourage you to click on their links to see some great pictures.\u00a0 So here it goes:<\/p>\n

Lama Geshe<\/h3>\n

Anyone who has been to Everest, trek or climb, likes to stop by the home of Lama Geshe. I have mentioned him many teams as an endearing , true “gentle” man who touches people in a unique way. Adventure Consultants<\/a> stopped by today for their blessing and had this to say:<\/p>\n

For many of us the expedition truly gets underway with the blessing from Lama Geshe. Lama means monk, though Lama Geshe should be addressed as Rimpoche (a somewhat higher appellation) and Geshe means teacher or guru. Lama Geshe lives in Upper Pangboche, and the Sherpas of that village hold him in very high regard. It becomes obvious why when you are in Lama Geshe\u2019s presence. It takes a real skill to create calmness and laughter at the same time. Few of us would pass en-route to a major expedition without a visit to Upper Pangboche and a blessing. Certainly none of our Sherpas would dream of missing the blessing. So after breakfast we all trooped up from Lower Pangboche, past the last forest till we return in two months time (a forest of tall gnarled Juniper trees) past the oldest Gompa in the Khumbu (600 years old), past the potato fields and Ang Dorji\u2019s parent\u2019s house to the Lama\u2019s home. The blessing seems to be slightly different each year. This time, with a twinkle in his eye, he led us through the first few lines of a Tibetan prayer..<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lobuche peak<\/h3>\n

As I have previously reported, some teams use Lobuche Peak as an acclimatization climb thus eliminating at least one trip through the Icefall. The MG team arrived at their Base camp and Bandar<\/a> reports all is well other than a few sniffles and no cell phone signal \ud83d\ude42 In all seriousness several people are reporting problems with their cell phone signal as they enter the upper Khumbu so if you have not heard from them, don’t worry.<\/p>\n

Lobuche Basecamp has been set up wonderfully by IMG. We have a large dining tent, flat tents, and a secluded area as our Lobuche BC is away from the traditional Lobuche BC which can be crowded and therefore is a less controlled environment. We arrived to a warm lunch of Vegetable soup, cheese sandwiches, a fresh salad (we havent had fresh vegetables in the longest time so it was wonderful, same for fruit), french fries and spam for the brave few who would eat it, I passed on the spam.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Annapurna Circuit<\/h3>\n

While Everest and th Khumbu are the focus this time of year, some climbers use their time in Nepal to explore other area. Grant Rawlinson<\/a> aka Axe, has just posted an extensive description of his 8 day trek on the Annapurna Circuit. Arguably this is the most beautiful are of Nepal. His descriptions of the area and of conversations with the locals take you away. it is the Blog of the Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mallory and Irvine circa 1924<\/h3>\n

For any Everest devote’, the story of Mallory and Irvine is one of mystery and dreams. Did they die after or before the summit in 1924? That is the question and a few historians work this question continuously, it appears. Pete Poston, one of those historians, has published an interesting article<\/a> commenting on another historians take on a piece of evidence. Pete sent this note around:<\/p>\n

In Jochen Hemmleb’s 2009 book Tatort Mount Everest: Der Fall Mallory, he reports that upon re-examining Mallory’s watch, the stubs of the hands point to about 12:50, the time of Odell’s momentous sighting of the pair. Hemmleb has also theorized that maybe Mallory broke his watch while climbing the 2nd Step. So with the help of Borgel watch expert David Boettcher, I’ve written a new article investigating this amazing claim, and I hope you find it an interesting read<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ah, the world of Everest, then and now!<\/p>\n

Climb On!
\nAlan
\nMemories are Everything<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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