Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Everest; a pilgrimage



It suddenly occured to me that this trek, this year, marks my moving into my third decade of Himalayan trekking, and there is little or nothing on Everest on this blog.

Today I was lucky enough to trek to a remote Gompa near the main tourist route, rarely visited by trekkers, which sums all up all that I love about trekking and in particular the Solu Khumbu.

The sense of peace and tranquility has to be felt; prayer flags cracking in the wind, autumn clouds moving across the face of the Himalaya, and of course, tea with the lama in his delightful garden.

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