Gokyo Trek: Hahn & Team Return to Kathmandu
Posted by: Dave Hahn
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Gokyo Trek
We saved the best for last. The best weather at least. While we’ve had clear mornings up high, we were aware that it was still cloudy down below for much of our trip. Not today though. It was clear from the start in Lukla today and the airplanes and helicopters took full advantage. While we had coffee and breakfast in our last tea house, the aircraft were hustling in and out of the nearby strip. We headed over at our appointed times and got on a helicopter for Kathmandu. There was none of the usual stress about wondering if we could go or not. We were gone. The whole team was in Kathmandu by mid morning. Then we did about what you’d expect… showers, naps, gear sorting and shopping. We got together at the end of the day to trek through traffic for a final team dinner. After dodging mules and yaks, the potholes and taxis of Kat were no problem for us. Finally -at dinner- we could declare victory and acknowledge how thoroughly lucky we’d gotten. Things had seemed pretty uncertain at the outset. We’ll start getting back to our own side of the globe in these next days.
Best Regards
RMI Guide Dave Hahn
