5th Day of our Trek to Everest Base Camp

5th Day of our Trek to Everest Base Camp

Day started at 7am with really thick ice on window in our room and toilet still blocked but we did get some hot water to brush our teeth with. I had eggs and toast for breakfast and it was really nice. Headed out on our 6 hour trek which started mainly on the level with a few steep bits thrown in. The trek today has been more icy and more snow on the ground but the sun is still brazing down on us. We are starting to see the same people going up as this seems to be the main route to base camp, saw some young yak and a foal on the hill side. The place we stopped for lunch had a toilet outside in a shed, well it was a hole which went straight down the mountain and the sides were full of yak poo as that's what they burn for fuel. After lunch (eggs and chips) it was hard again for about 2 hours where we are stopping for the night in a place called Alpine Resort in Dingboche at 4410 meters. All the rooms so far are the same square box boarded out in unpainted hardboard and a light with 2 beds which are softer than the hotel in Kathmandu.

Finally had some company in our tea house, 2 Trekkers from the UK so it was good to sit around the yak poo burning stove for a chat. We stayed up to 8 sitting around the fire with the porters, guides and the local family. I had ordered spaghetti with mushroom sauce for a change but it came with a spicey tomato sauce so I had to swap with Sally and ended up with a pizza again. It's day five and still not had a wash, thank god for baby wipes.