imja tse expedition 2009

24-May 1 Depart from Changi to Bangkok 0740 - 0900hrs team members meet at Changi at 0500hrs
Depart from Bangkok to Kathmandu 1035 - 1245hrs
25-May 2 Flight to Lukla
Start treking to Phakding (2610m)
26-May 3 Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3440m)
27-May 4 Rest and acclimatize at Namche Bazaar
28-May 5 Namche Bazaar to Thyangboche (3890m)
29-May 6 Thyangboche to Dingboche (4410m)
30-May 7 Dingboche to Chukhung (4750m)
31-May 8 Rest and acclimatize at Chukhung. Trek to Chukhung Ri (5500m)
1-Jun 9 Chukhung to Base-camp (4970)
2-Jun 10 Base-camp to High Camp (5680m)
3-Jun 11 summit day (6179m) and back to high camp/base camp
4-Jun 12 Spare-day
5-Jun 13 Base-camp to Chukhung (4750m)
6-Jun 14 Chukhung to Lobuche (4900m)
7-Jun 15 Lobuche to Goraskhep (5180)
8-Jun 16 Gorakshep to EBC (5500m) and back to Goraskhep 1-full-day back and fro to EBC
9-Jun 17 Gorahkhep to Kalapattar (5545m) to Dingboche (4345m)
10-Jun 18 Dingboche to Namche Bazaar
11-Jun 19 Namche Bazaar to Lukla
12-Jun 20 Flight to Kathmandu
13-Jun 21 R&R at Kathmandu
14-Jun 22 Depart from Kathmandu to Bangkok 1350 - 1825hrs
Depart from Bangkok to Changi 1940 - 2255hrs

read into thin air, touching my father's soul, no shortcut to the top (ED viesters)
@summit look out for lotse south face, ama dablam 3 different view, amphulapcha la, maka lu, lotse shar, nuptse, bamsa, no everest
along the way, themserku, kusum kangauru, kangtega(horse scandal)
at kala partthar: everest, pumo ri
kongma la: to cross from chukhung to loboche, with nice lake campsite in between, no lodges
other passes: nangpa la, one other la that tibetan come and trade at namche (something about pasang sherpa in 1954), chola pass etc

stories: kukuske, messner etc