Today we hiked up to Gokyo Ri, about a 2,000 foot vertical climb. We started out at around 4:45 AM in order to reach the top at sunrise. The view from the top was incredible. You could see Everest and all of the tallest mountains in the world surrounding you. Below, 3 of the 5 Sacred Lakes were visible from the top. All looked bright green in the morning sunlight.
After taking some pictures of the view and a bunch of what we thought was Everest, we descended back to our lodge in Gokyo to take a nap. Later on that day we started looking at some of the pictures in the lodge of the Himalayas and realized that what we thought was Everest was actually a mountain called Cholatse (6501 meters). We were really embarrased because we had even told a young couple from the States that Cholatse was Everest. They were amazed that it was so close and started taking pictures.
As I look through out photos now, I realize that Everest is much further in the distance and doesn't stick out like you think it would. As of now, we have a multitude of pictures with Cholatse as the focal point. I only noticed one picture in our slew of photos with Everest faintly in the background. Hopefully tomorrow we will get another chance to spot the real Everest and get some more pictures.
Side note: Luckily, we were able to get some pictures from another view point along the trail.
After taking some pictures of the view and a bunch of what we thought was Everest, we descended back to our lodge in Gokyo to take a nap. Later on that day we started looking at some of the pictures in the lodge of the Himalayas and realized that what we thought was Everest was actually a mountain called Cholatse (6501 meters). We were really embarrased because we had even told a young couple from the States that Cholatse was Everest. They were amazed that it was so close and started taking pictures.
As I look through out photos now, I realize that Everest is much further in the distance and doesn't stick out like you think it would. As of now, we have a multitude of pictures with Cholatse as the focal point. I only noticed one picture in our slew of photos with Everest faintly in the background. Hopefully tomorrow we will get another chance to spot the real Everest and get some more pictures.
Side note: Luckily, we were able to get some pictures from another view point along the trail.
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