This morning I got wired up by John to get some scientific data for his project including ECG and EEG. Then we went half up to Kala Patthar to get some nice morning shots of Mt. Everest.
Then we had a very emotional ceremony where John spread the ashes of his father on the mountain.

On our descent down to our next lodge we passed many monuments which where decorated by a lot of prayer flags. Each monument is dedicated to someone who lost his life in this region, mainly climbing Mt. Everest or doing the support to do so.

I already mentioned the ‘Kumbu Highway’ – here is another shot of it:

Further on we encountered many porters carrying house building material. Stone is not a problem in this region obviously – it is fetched right at the spot. But everything out of wood has to be carried up high. It is amazing what people can carry…

Finally we arrived at our lodge in Pheriche at 4240 m (13900 ft) which this time calls itself ‘hotel’. The rooms were still pretty basic – the only added luxury was a mirror ;). But at least I had the first hot shower in days 🙂