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Thame – Good ‘Ol Sherpa Hospitality

How lucky we were to take a side trip to the small village of Thame and have dinner in the home of Lhakpa, one of our head Sherpa-guides. Thame is a village on the salt trade route that once thrived between Tibet, Nepal, and India. Mabye it’s the salt that makes the local such great climbers – in fact one of the Sherpa living in Thame has climbed to the summit of Everest 10 times!

A foot bridge along the way

2 manifestations of Buddha painted on a rock face

Since Thame is not on the regular beaten path to Everest there were no tourists on the trail to get there. Even more special was that during our final 1,500 foot ascent towards the village it started to snow! Upon arrival, we were treated to a traditional dinner in the home of Lhakpa’s parents.

Everest Base Camp Trek Journal:
Lukla – Welcome to the Khumbu Region
Phakding – It’s all uphill from here
Namche Bazaar – Never stand between a yak and a 1,000-ft sheer drop off
Thame – Good ‘ol sherpa hospitality
Khunde – May those who seek the Path of Peace find It, and Happiness
Tengboche – Hot showars for everyone
Dingboche – 14,300 foot high yak pastures
The Pyramid – Who built a pyramid in the middle of the Himalayas?
Gorak Shep – The inside of my tent is as cold as a meat locker
Kala Pattar – It’s all downhill from here, for us anyway
Everest Base Camp – We’ve already traveled a vertical distance of over 37,000 feet to get here – that’s more than one Everest!

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