Friday the thirteenth was very lucky for us. We woke up in Pangboche and after breakfast we walked to the home of Lama Geshi. He is the holiest man in the Khumbu region and we went seeking his blessing to climb Mt Everest (Sargarmartha = Mother Goddess). Lama Geshi is a very old man who has seen huge changes in this region during his lifetime. He is also someone who laughs a lot and who doesn’t like to be around someone like that?
He blessed our expedition and gave us each blessed necklaces to help keep us safe. We chanted a bit and some rice was thrown. We each bumped heads with Lama Geshi and the ceremony was over. We left in good spirits and walked up the valley for about 4 hours to reach Dingboche. We will be here for two nights and can feel the altitude as we’re at 4040m.
