Day 7 - Pangboche to Dingboche

In the morning Hugo, Amit, Paul and I attended a special Puja ceremony - where the Buddhist Lama blessed Hugo then Amit for their forthcoming climb, and wished them safety. This included a chanting prayer, the placing of a silk scarf around their neck, and the throwing of rice grains. All around the room were plastered photos of climbers on the summit of Everest holding photos of the Lama (Geishi) which must provide encouragement. The Lama kindly performed a mini ceremony for Paul and I too!
Later we enjoyed a few hours stroll up to Dingboche, at about 4400 metres, on the way chatting to other Trekkers of various nationalities including Israeli and South African, as well as taking in views of Ama Dablam from a new angle, it's a great mountain to look at. Dendi our Sherpa/organiser has climbed it 8 times...
On arrival at our lodge I noticed that this high up the accommodation is getting really basic i.e. no more flushing loos and mostly stand up ones (not the cleanest). This combined with having to drink 4 litres of water a day due to the altitude is not a good combination!