Trek Tales with Dr. Tom Prater: Part 5

History of Trek Tales.

Awoke to several inches of new snow this morning and hiked through heavy snow for several hours. As the bad weather is expected to last several days, the climbing teams have pulled people off Everest for rest and recuperation and may try to summit this weekend. After two days of trekking, we've descended to 14,600 ft and... we found OXYGEN!! What a difference - it's easy to climb stairs again. Tomorrow night we stay in the monastery at Tengboche, then two more nights out before the flight back to Kathmandu. Everyone is ready for a real bed and decent shower, not to mention some plumbing! Our group has tolerated the altitude and hiking well. Lots of card games and discussions have made up for the lack of TV. Still having fun!! Tom