Date: 17 April 2025
Distance: 11.3 km
Duration: 5:30 hours
Total ascent: 260 m
Total descent: 600 m
Accommodation: Hotel Zongla Inn
Gorakhshep (5140m) to Dzongla (4800m) - I started feeling feverish and headache and took some painkillers before leaving for Kalapathar. But I turned back after about 30 minutes. I went back to bed and woke up after about 2 hours feeling better. Took medication after breakfast but the medication worn off after a few hours and I was feeling terrible upon reaching Dzongla.
08:34 Breakfast - Tibetan bread
09:31 Leaving Gorakhshep
09:57 Snow avalanche
11:00 Porter with a huge bag
12:18 Lunch - Tomato soup
16:21 Running a fever
17:15 Dinner - Noodles in tomato soup