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Day 3 (Back to Namche Bazaar, dropping by at Sagarmatha National Park) – Part 2

Everest Base Camp (5,600m)

Khumbu Glacier, Nepal
April – May 2016

Sagarmatha National Park

After tea-time, we headed back down to Namche Bazaar, but not before dropping by at Sagarmatha National Park, a world heritage site since 1979. This park houses a few distinguishable figures and sculptures such as the memorial stupa of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and a 2-stone-scultupre which symbolizes the friendship / relationship between the highest point on Earth (Everest) to the lowest point (Dead Sea). We also spent time in the visitor centre in this park, which is like a mini museum of everything about things in the Himalayas. After spending some time, taking pictures and videos, and absorbing the great scenery, we headed back to Namche.

It took us around 2 hours to reached to the highest point of Syangboche, and probably much less going back. Personally, the struggle of the ascend was a sign that the body was coping and blending into the new altitude.
Bukit Tabur East
On the way down.
Photo by John Teh
To me, this day was specifically designed for two things – (1) acclimatization and (2) to rest and pace yourself for the more grueling adventures ahead of us. Extra time also meant that we could go into maintenance mode, recharging all our power-banks and sorted out my GoPro for the days to come.
Bukit Tabur East
One of the view while descending.
Photo by John Teh
A little bit more facts about Syangboche.

Syangboche like Lukla is another airport town. But somehow it just hasn’t been able to take off. It only sees occasional chartered flights by small aircrafts or more often by large helicopters.

Namche Bazaar to Syangboche
Look at the size of Namche Bazaar!
Photo by John Teh
Before going back to Namche, we stopped by at Sagarmatha National Park, or at least a small portion of it. We managed to visit the Conservation Memorial Centre as well as a museum. All of these after we came across a herd of yaks, sandwiched between buildings, probably in between breaks. A much bigger prayer wheel was detected, this time painted over, and with a convenient handle around it for anyone to turn. Devotees or anyone can spin the wheels in a clockwise direction.
Sagarmatha National Park
Sagarmatha National Park
Some Yaks and Sagarmatha National Park.
Photos by John Teh
Sagarmāthā National Park is a national park in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal that is dominated by Mount Everest. It encompasses an area of 1,148 km2 (443 sq mi). Sagarmāthā is a Nepali word derived from सगर् sagar meaning “sky” and माथा māthā meaning “head”. Sagarmatha National Park was established in 1976. In 1979, it became the country’s first national park that was inscribed as a Natural World Heritage Site.
– Wikipedia
The view around the Conservation Memorial Centre.
Photos by John Teh
Sagarmatha National Park
Memorial stupa of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
2-stone-scultupre which symbolizes the friendship / relationsip between the highest point on Eartn (Everest) to the lowest point (Dead Sea).
The Visitor Centre a.k.a the museum houses what a typical museum would – history, timeline, facts, art, photos, maps, artifacts, preserved specimens and many more. For a short while I felt like I stopped being a trekker and was more of a curious tourist browsing through all the items presented in this building.
The Visitor Centre a.k.a the museum.
Photos by John Teh
In total, we spent around half an hour within this area, and finally left for Namche pretty close to two in the afternoon. A nice meal was awaiting us and it was free and easy afterwards. Tomorrow we will be heading towards Tengboche (3,900m), a journey that was estimated to take around 6 hours. Tengboche is well known for the biggest monastery in the Khumbu region.
Bukit Tabur East
Back to Namche.
Photo by John Teh
To end this chapter, please find the video version of this story below with coverage of this portion of our journey from different angles. See you again in the next adventure!
Day 3 Part 2 – Sagarmatha National Park
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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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