Walk-in and Base Camp 1975 British Mount Everest Southwest Face expedition

later stages of approach march

the main team flew london kathmandu used landrovers far end of road @ lamosanghu (near pagretar). walk-in kathmandu relaxed matter because no porter train needed gear. 2 parties travelled separately day or apart not place strain on villages en route. stopping chang @ each village, each day s walk not strenuous , there time acclimatise. weather hot , humid (the monsoon still on) , first party took 2 august until 18 august reach khunde , had reached base camp 23 august. trek route runs west east whereas rivers flow south journey involves crossing several ridges , descending valleys. route still used trekking forty years later – although there road penetrates far east jiri not reach way khumbu. @ kharikola (near jubing) direction of travel changes north valley of dudh kosi river , here scenery changes valley becomes deep high mountains on both sides , path starts become steeper. @ thyangboche met lama receive blessing , whole ceremony repeated outside benefit of television cameras.

porters, of them women, carried baggage khunde past lobuche , gorak shep base camp , @ stage 1 of porters died. young boy had been on 1972 expedition , doug scott in particular had taken under wing. deaf , dumb , when went missing search parties had no hope of hearing calls help. found dead in stream below base camp.

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