Approximately 4 miles. Elevation gain: 1,575 ft.
View of the mountains as we rolled out of our sleeping bags in the morning.
On the trail. The trail goes along the left and to the right is the river Imja Khola (not seen). Up ahead is a small village we stopped at for a break.
Seen along the trail. Guru Rinpoche is supposedly the founder of Buddhism in Tibet in the 8th century.
The village, seen in one of the previous pictures, where we stopped for a break.
Seen along the trail. You can just see the river Imja Khola to the bottom right.
The place where we stopped for lunch. The kitchen in the back.
Our first view of Dingboche village, the highest permanent Sherpa settlement in the region. This is where we would be spending 2 nights.
View of the sun setting behind the mountains and a chorten from our campsite.
