Relative Something

April 16,  Namche Bazaar (11,300)

After ascending to a pass for approximately an hour through short switchbacks, we’ll rest at a little settlement and a chorten, directly beneath the cathedral-like beauty of Themserku, with its perpendicular ice walls. Then it’s down and down to Namache and our final night in the mountains.

I’ve experienced milestones similar to this on other trips I’ve taken. Bittersweet, it is.