TRANSLATE 14. Today we approach our hardest day. It is cold in Lobuche and it has snowed, the ground is frozen. We start at 4.30 in the morning again.

1 ¹/₂ hours later we enjoy the first sunbeams.

The path to Gorak Shep is very hard. We climb over numerous moraines and glaciers up and down, until after 2 ¹/₂ hours we reach the village Gorak Shep on bottom of Kala Pattar at 16.962 feet.

Move on:   1.Lukla   2.Phakding  3.Namche Bazar  4. Khumjung  5.Thame   6.Dole  7.Machermo  8.Gokyo  9.GokyoRi  10.Dragnag  11.Phortse  12.Pheriche  13.Lobuche  14.Gorak Shep  15.Kala Pattar  16.Dingpoche  17.Chhukung  18.Tengpoche  19.Namche Bazar - Lukla