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I have a Macbook pro with Debian GNU/Linux on which I was having problems when hibernating and suspending it. The network interface it has is: 03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Limited BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network…
…. or google earth view. While stading at the top, a choba comes to this height, over six thousand meters height. It looks like the old tales where an animal come to deliver a message from the gods and go.
We went to bed at 6pm to be ready to get up at midnight. I used an sleeping pill and ear plugs to avoid the snores of the colleague. The sleeping bag has forst on the outside. I get out early and X.
We walk through a path that seems taken from another planet, full of smashed rocks, like from a film of the Riddick chronicles, a desert.
I slack on the bed while X. prepares his stuff. So without changing clothes I have the breakfast first, and then go to select the pieces that we won't carry to Chhukkung.
On this day we went from Gorak Shep to the Everest Base Camp, then Lobuche for lunch and finally to DingBuche The visit to the Everest Base Camp is iearly in the morning. I love the view of the glaciar.
We leave our baggage behind and carry our sleeping bags only. At ten, we arrive to Gorak Shep and after an early lunch we set up for ascending the Kala Pather («Black Rock» as later Tundu translated for me). X.
I have no records of the morning, although I have some photos: I remember spending time during the afternoon on the cliff looking towards the glaciar. Feeling the centering that the open spaces can give.
I have not had an entire night sleep in a week. Nonetheless I am happy to spend less time in the bed and get up at 5 am. My usual muesli with black coffee and I feel full and ready for this journey.
The top of the eatern hill was hiding a surprise: A view of a barren land of another planet. It is an old glaciar in a receding state.
Some muesli for breakfast and we depart at around 7:35 am. Again, the path starts ascending forcing us to walk slowly so we can make our breathing come to normal levels.
Today I took my breakfast with milk and a porridge based on corn and my usual black coffee.The others have grown fond of the masala tea and they order it at each presented chance.We wave goodbye to the kind hosts, in my…
