Back at Chukung we found a slightly recovered Pete but going down had been the best thing to do. Both marks were full of the climb but we were not at all envious of them. The whole team had done our utmost to reach the top and it had only been a combination of physiological and physical barriers which had prevented us from doing so.
There is still unfinished business on Imja Tse (as the Nepalese call the mountain)!
Will we go back? maybe. Was it memorable? Definitely. A wonderful exhilarating, physically demanding and psychologically draining experience.
The decent from Chukung the next day was a tremendous push as we flew down the mountain as fast as we could. We called in on our friend the head monk at Tembouche to thank him for his prayers and to broach the idea of Mark Ws to set up an Internet link for the Head lama in the region to be able to use Skype to broadcast his daily prayers... seemed to go down well and mark is now to get back in touch to arrange a more detailed exploration of the idea with the Lama next year.
We descended to Namche in one go - a huge distance and a very long day which saw us arriving in the dusk. We were tired and most of our limbs ached but it had been fantastic and the views on the way (pictures) were nothing short of spectacular!
The next day was to bring its own exhilaration too - I had booked another helicopter.... well it seemed a good idea at the time... to take us back to Kathmandu direct from Namche - weather permitting.
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