Dawn came eventually, very cold and clear, but thankfully without much snow accumulation. Nine of us trekkers, Conan included, enjoyed a last delicious breakfast at the Madison Mountaineering Everest Base Camp, packed our duffels, and walked to the helo pad to await four 5-minute shuttle flights to Pheriche and two 9-minute combined flights to Lukla. We had anticipated a thrilling trip and were not disappointed. I was blessed to sit in the co-pilot seat and visit with the young Swiss pilot via headset. A few minutes of videos on both legs, first to Pheriche and then to Lukla, were captured. I will look into including a youtube link to one or two of the video clips I took(!) After lunch, I retired for an 18-hour nap to try to ditch my cold.
Helo arriving and taking off at EBC.
Helo flight over Khumbu moraine.
Helo over Tengboche Monastery.
Helo flight along lower Dudh Koshi.
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