Day 17. April,26. MC (5800 m) - ABC (6400 m)
Sound sleep was disturbed only by tinkling of yak's bells, which walked between the tents. The yak's bell tinkles through the 'wall' of the tent very loudly, if the distance to him is 5-10 meters... By the morning yaks, on the contrary, fell asleep, and yakmen had to kick them to wake them up and load the baggage on them. While we had breakfast, sherpas loaded the baggage and left for the ABC.
After the breakfast the group moved forward to the ABC. You must understand that the high-altitude trekking is different from the usual. In particular, MC is on the height of Kilimanjaro, and ABC is on the level of Mera Peak... Our group with its full complement moved up along the East Rongbuk glacier. The path from MC to ABC is safe from avalanches and rockfalls, since it is trodden on the crest of the moraine, and potentially avalanches and rockfalls can't reach it.
There are penitentes on both sides of the moraine - the tall thin blades of hardened snow or ice of 3-5 meters and up to 20-25 meters. The colour of the ice is sky-blue, the size of these ice fields amazes.
It took us 7 hours to get to the ABC. The tents are set right at the edge of the cliff, the view on the North Col, Everest is amazing here. The place is well equipped with necessary facilities, the food is good - what else do we need for happiness? But the altitude of 6400 meters lets know about itself - but the magic pill of doctor Larin + Nimesil does the part. It is quite cold inside the tent at night, my watch froze at the temperature of -17 C and stopped displaying the temperature and the degrees. It is good, when you have an emergency watch!
Sound sleep was disturbed only by tinkling of yak's bells, which walked between the tents. The yak's bell tinkles through the 'wall' of the tent very loudly, if the distance to him is 5-10 meters... By the morning yaks, on the contrary, fell asleep, and yakmen had to kick them to wake them up and load the baggage on them. While we had breakfast, sherpas loaded the baggage and left for the ABC.
After the breakfast the group moved forward to the ABC. You must understand that the high-altitude trekking is different from the usual. In particular, MC is on the height of Kilimanjaro, and ABC is on the level of Mera Peak... Our group with its full complement moved up along the East Rongbuk glacier. The path from MC to ABC is safe from avalanches and rockfalls, since it is trodden on the crest of the moraine, and potentially avalanches and rockfalls can't reach it.
There are penitentes on both sides of the moraine - the tall thin blades of hardened snow or ice of 3-5 meters and up to 20-25 meters. The colour of the ice is sky-blue, the size of these ice fields amazes.
It took us 7 hours to get to the ABC. The tents are set right at the edge of the cliff, the view on the North Col, Everest is amazing here. The place is well equipped with necessary facilities, the food is good - what else do we need for happiness? But the altitude of 6400 meters lets know about itself - but the magic pill of doctor Larin + Nimesil does the part. It is quite cold inside the tent at night, my watch froze at the temperature of -17 C and stopped displaying the temperature and the degrees. It is good, when you have an emergency watch!
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