This post comes from R. Jesus Gomez, an Agriculture Engineer on the trek, part of the peruvian glaciology unit with Cesar Portocarrero. He works mainly in glacialogy research doing accumulation measurements of glaciers, mass balance, and the rate of glacial retreat. And was kind enough to submit this bi-lingual post of his experiences.
English (translation): Today we left very early from Gorak Shep, we had to make time to see the mountains before 7am. So by 4:15, we were under way to Kala Pattar with beautiful, moonlit mountain views surrounding us in this marvelous place; once we arrived, we had a little time without clouds, however, it was fantastic to be there and to enjoy a spectacular view and the immensity of the these mountains; it is clear that we have a very large responsibility to the environment, and to care for it so that our children and their children will be able to enjoy and appreciate such marvelous landscapes.
Original Spanish: Hoy salimos muy temprano desde Gorak Shep, teniamos que ganar tiempo ya que solo hasta las 7 am podiamos ver las montanas; asi que a las 4:15 ya estabamos rumbo a Kala Pattar a la luz de la luna podiamos ver todas las montanas que rodean este maravilloso lugar; y al llegar tuvimos poco tempo sin nubes, sin embargo fue fantastico estar alli y disfrutar de una vista espectacular y de la inmensidad de estas montanas; es claro que tenemos una responsabilidad muy grande con la naturaleza y es la cuidarla para que nuestros hijos y los hijos de nuestros hijos puedan tambien gozar y apreciar tan maravillosos parajes.
Looking down at Gorek Shep and Khumbu Glacier from Kala Pattar (Photo by: Brian Mark)
- R. Jesus Gomez