Day 10

Day 10 – Ryo

After all the ascending and climbing, today we descended back to Phakding. Our day started with usual breakfast and packing. The group was fairly healthy and not many people were sick. But some of the members were a little tired from yesterday’s trek to Khumjung.

Before the trek began, Mr. Ensor gave us some time to shop at Namche Bazzar. We bought accessories, bats, postcards among others. We had some trouble bargaining at the shops but didn’t really mind because we were helping them by paying some more.

After shopping, the trek began. The path was mainly downhill but it wasn’t as easy as expected. We were able to go as fast as we led though. We were surprised at how quickly we reached the bottom of the Everest National Park. We were all very pleased until we reached the final steps leading up to Monjo. We gritted our teeth and pushed ourselves forward. We were all relieved when we reached the site. After we grabbed something to eat and replenished our energy, we resumed the trek down to our destination: Phakding.

Due to the different health levels within the group, we split up into small groups; one of our sherpas and another with Mr. Boyce and Mr. Ensor. Group 1 trekked at local-speed and did not slow down for a second. They easily reached Phakding before sunset. Group2 reached Phakding a bit later and the final group arrived after sunset. We were all exhausted but happy at the same time. We were all proud of ourselves for being able to complete this trek.

We ended the day with hot tea, coffee and dinner. All of us rested and slept early to recharge ourselves for the next day’s trek back to Lukla.