16. Fun Facts - Delayed Plane

Fun facts, whilst waiting for our very delayed flight:

Three passes and EBC elevation- 38,138ft each, 78,276ft combined

Steps in 14 days
Grace : 458,421 steps
James : 344,170 steps
Combined : 802,291 steps.

We spent 10,000 ruppes per day on average, equivalent to £25 each per day, excluding wifi and showers.

We saw approx 140 Yaks, Cows / Hybrid Yaks

We passed 13 horses with unfit people, riding towards Base Camp.

We saw / heard 1365 people, clearing their throat and spitting. Very common here with the dry mountain air.

We drank 105 lites of water between us.

We took 11.5 diamox tablets between us.

Grace lowest oxygen sats : 85%
James lowest oxygen sats : 80%

Grace slipped over 4 times, James narrowly missed 1 time.

0 blisters-result.

Very sunburnt nose, twice. Reflection of the snow and low protection from being so high.

3 dogs adopted following us for a few KM.

1 cat seen

13 good friends made.

7 nights of Yak Poo Fires.

1 injury, Grace cut foot in shower.

No bad weather (whilst walking) apart from to cloudy to fly from Lukla.

Frost on inside of windows - 8 days... Brrrr.

Max temp 17'c
Lowest temp -18'c

Nationalities met-Swiss, American, German, British, French, Korean, Nepalese, Indian, Tibetan and Isrealie.

2 times snowed, 1 times hailed.

Avalanches heard 3

Numerous huge rock fall.

Farts smelt - at least 8 per day. Altitude doesn't help, definitely not ours. 🙈

How many times Gombu had showed us people had recently died : 3

Glaciers crossed 4.

Sketchy moments on Glaciers 2.

Photo's taken 1000.

Go pro footage 3-4hours.

Toilets which made us feel sick. 6 times.

Prayer Mani's span, approx 60 times.

Rocks collected 8 times.

Monasteries visited 3 times.

Best place : Dingboche / Namche
Worse place : Gorak Shep

Micro Spikes used twice.

Best mountain - Ama Dablam.

Best hotel was in Gokyo, worst in Gorak Shep.

Nepalese children Freinds - 2.

Helicopter rides 1

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