04/14--Day 2-- Phakding to Namche Bazar--22/9/2022
When we got up as dawn broke on the 2nd day of our trek, little did we know what lay in store for us. Tenzing, our Chief Guide, had commenced the practice of briefing all of us at dinner time, and while taking orders for the next day's breakfast in the Mountain Resort, Phakding, he did tell us that tomorrow would be a hard trek. The thing was, he did not tell us exactly how hard. We tanked up with our respective breakfasts (toasts, omlettes, porridge, hot chocolate) and set off for the next destination. Namche Bazar, located at 3440 meters, is the highest continually inhabited trading point in the world. An altitude gain of 800m , to be covered in 10 hours, was what lay ahead of us. The trek started off pleasantly enough, as we followed the Dudhkosi river, which, true to its name, was milky white with water from the Khumbu glacier. We kept walking, sometimes going high over the hills and sometimes coming down to the river bed. The morning saw us cross a couple of suspension bridge...
