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Day 6 Part 2: Nangkartshang Peak Descent & Snow in Dingboche – Everest Base Camp + Video

Day 6 (Getting down from Nangkartshang & Snow) – Part 2

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April – May 2016

Nangkartshang Peak Descent and Snow in Dingboche

Started our descent back to Dingboche after spending around half an hour at Nangkartshang Peak. Definitely coming back up here in the future if time permits. Normal trekking time up to the top is around 2 hours based on what I’ve read online, 3 hours isn’t that bad I guess.

The descent was decent and all of us got down in around an hour. Our guide, Nabin, made it look way too easy, literally sliding down all the way to Dingboche, just right for lunch. After sometime nearing dinner time, it started to snow, and it was heavenly. It was my first time experiencing this white magical moment and it was amazing.

Bukit Tabur East
Nabin right ahead sliding his way through.
Photo by John Teh

Besides the view, there’s nothing much to say except it was so much easier going down and it felt good. Not much was recorded during the descent except for a couple of photos and 3 videos, which you can view right at the bottom of this page.

Bukit Tabur East
Another angle of the descent.
Photo by John Teh

To really comprehend the altitude and elevation we were at, a quick peek at Dingboche below gave us a good clear picture of where we really stood. Distance and size do tango with each other to give you the bigger picture.

Namche Bazaar to Syangboche
Still quite high up. You can see Dingboche at the right bottom of the photo.
Photo by John Teh

Timing on this day seemed to be at its highest perfection. We hit Dingboche at exactly two in the afternoon, perfectly at a time where nature took its course and said it was time for everything to go white.

It started snowing.

Best day of my life. If it wasn’t so darn cold, I’d have pulled out a chair and stayed out in the snow till dinner. This probably signaled everyone to take the heating up scene up a notch, especially at the dining area, where everyone grouped the longest.

Started snowing back at Dingboche.
Photos by John Teh

After a crazy day of acclimatization and 2 good meals, I retired early for the day, expecting a much whiter landscape in the morning. You may find a short video below showing our descent from Nangkartshang Peak and my crazy obsession with the snow. Tomorrow, we’ll be leaving Dingboche for Lobuche (4,910m).

Day 6 Part 2 – Nangkartshang Descent & Snow in Dingboche.
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This post / video is a part of a 21-part series, covering everything from:-
  1. Day 1 (Kathmandu to Lukla)
  2. Day 1 (Lukla to Phakding)
  3. Day 2 (Phakding to Namche Bazaar)
  4. Day 2 (Namche Bazaar)
  5. Day 3 (Syangboche Acclimatization)
  6. Day 3 (Back to Namche Bazaar, dropping by at Sagarmatha National Park)
  7. Day 4 (Namche Bazaar to Tengboche)
  8. Day 5 (Tengboche - Dinboche)
  9. Day 6 (Dingboche & Nangkartshang - Acclimatization)
  10. Day 6 (Getting down from Nangkartshang & Snow)
  11. Day 7 (Dingboche to Lobuche)
  12. Day 7 (A Heart-Wrenching Stop at Thukla Pass and Scott Fischer’s Memorial)
  13. Day 8 (Lobuche to Gorak Shep)
  14. Day 8 (Kalla Phatthar Acclimatization)
  15. Day 9 (Gorak Shep to Everest Base Camp)
  16. Day 9, 10 & 11 (Gorak Shep to Pheriche, Namche Bazaar and Phakding)
  17. Day 12 (Phakding to Lukla)
  18. Day 12 (Flying back to Kathmandu from Lukla Airport)
  19. Day 13 (Kathmandu - Swayambhunath Buddhist Temple)
  20. Day 14 (Kathmandu City Adventure)
  21. Journey to the Roof of the World: A Trekker's Final Post and Summary of the Epic Everest Base Camp Trek

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