{"id":568,"date":"2015-05-07T11:31:02","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T18:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/?p=568"},"modified":"2016-03-13T21:32:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T04:32:52","slug":"laundry-at-lobuche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2015\/05\/laundry-at-lobuche\/","title":{"rendered":"Laundry at Lobuche"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we took in more of the amazing scenery at Lobuche BC. \u00a0Part of the acclimatization process involves hiking to higher elevations each day, even if just 1,000 feet higher, then descending to camp again to rest.\u00a0 Today we went up from LBC (15,800 feet) to Lobuche High Camp (about 1,100 feet higher).\u00a0 The going was tough at the start, as it often is, but once my heart and lungs got into the groove things became easier. \u00a0The cold dry air does cause a runny nose and dry cough, but both are substantially better here in the clean atmosphere of the mountain, compared with the smoky air of the valley below.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-570\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00590.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-570\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00590-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Himalayan Snow Cocks go through elaborate dances for their mating ritual in camp.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Himalayan Snow Cocks go through elaborate dances for their mating ritual in camp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_572\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-572\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00595.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-572 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00595-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00595\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wayne sniffs the fine air of LBC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_571\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-571\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00594.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-571\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00594-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Looks like a good day for an acclimatization hike.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looks like a good day for an acclimatization hike.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The view from high camp were amazing, and allowed us to see the route to the summit that we plan to take in a few days from now, after we have moved to EBC and then hiked back here again\u2014all part of the acclimatization process.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-591\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00430.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-591\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00430-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mixed terrain, with scree and mud and yak dung and snow and ice.  Nice.  (Photo: Blake Penson)\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mixed terrain, with scree and mud and yak dung and snow and ice. Nice. (Photo: Blake Penson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_596\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-596\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02955.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-596\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02955-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Up we go to LHC.  (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Up we go to LHC. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-592\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00432.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-592\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00432-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Siva is stoked.  (Photo: Blake Penson)\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siva is stoked at a break. (Photo: Blake Penson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-573\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00596.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-573\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00596-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"LBC seen just after we start up to LHC.\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LBC seen just after we start up to LHC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_577\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-577\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00603.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-577\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00603-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Wayne is great.  Will someone please get this guy a summit permit?\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wayne is great. Will someone please get this guy a summit permit?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-579\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00609.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-579\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00609-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Blake.  Need I say more?\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blake. Need I say more?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-580\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00610_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-580\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00610_2-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kim rocks.\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim rocks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-582\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00612.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-582\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00612-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"I'm happy to be up here.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m happy to be up here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_581\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-581\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00611.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-581\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00611-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Andy needs no coke for his smile.\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andy needs no coke for his smile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-583\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00615.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-583\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00615-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Chorten at LHC.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chorten at LHC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-576\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00600_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-576\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00600_2-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lobuche East, the snow hump on the right, is our objective during the next rotation.\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lobuche East, the snow hump in the center, is our objective during the next rotation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_597\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-597\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02974.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-597\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02974-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"We bask in the atmosphere of 17,000 feet just briefly before heading down.  (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We bask in the atmosphere of 17,000 feet just briefly before heading down. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_598\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-598\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02979.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-598\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02979-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"LC strikes a pose in front of Kantega.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LC strikes a pose in front of Ama Dablam. \u00a0(Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-599\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02981.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-599\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02981-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"No, we cannot time our jump with the shutter.  We just can't.  (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No, we cannot time our jump with the shutter. We just can&#8217;t. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-584\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00617.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-584\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00617-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Headed back to LBC from LHC.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Headed back to LBC from LHC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-593\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00436.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-593\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00436-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Down, down, down....\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Down, down, down&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We had fine weather, and were able to do some laundry in the open air, which was very welcome.\u00a0 Nepalese detergent is a bit more abrasive than what I\u2019m accustomed to, but it gets the job done! \u00a0Lovely meals and fun conversations into the evening, augmented by the jazz playlist provided by Blake, and bluetooth speaker provided by Kara.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-589\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00624.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-589 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00624-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Laundry station at LBC.  \" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laundry station at LBC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-585\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00619.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-585\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00619-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Drying may take longer than a day... frozen clothes will need more time in the sun tomorrow.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drying may take longer than a day&#8230; frozen clothes will need more time in the sun tomorrow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-586\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00620_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-586\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00620_2-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Trekking poles make a great way to dry socks.\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trekking poles make a great way to dry socks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-590\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00626.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-590\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00626-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"My watch thermometer in the tent read 120F, until I put it on, and my wrist started to cool it down.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the sun, tents become ovens. \u00a0My watch thermometer in the tent read 120F, until I put it on, and my wrist started to cool it down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-594\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00441.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-594\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00441-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A chopper arrives to whisk one of our trekking buddies to lower elevations.  (Photo: Blake Penson)\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A chopper arrives to whisk one of our trekking buddies to lower elevations. (Photo: Blake Penson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-600\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC03006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-600\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC03006-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"We bid him farewell!  He did 100% fine a bit lower down the hill.  \" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We bid him farewell! He did 100% fine a bit lower down the hill. \u00a0(Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-588\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00623.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-588\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00623-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Yaks grazing on the slopes above LBC.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yaks grazing on the slopes above LBC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-601\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC03010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-601\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC03010-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Those bells chime and gong all day long... usually quite soothing, actually.  (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Those bells chime and gong all day long&#8230; usually quite soothing, actually. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-587\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00622.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-587\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00622-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Nicole and Siva relax after the hike.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicole and Siva relax after the hike.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_595\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-595\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00451.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-595\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00451-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"All the stars in the universe seem to be out tonight.  (Photo: Blake Penson)\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All the stars in the universe seem to be out tonight. 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