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Sherpa Trek C - EBC

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Xtreme Everest Base Camp

Xtreme Everest Base Camp
View of Everest from Namche

View of Everest from Namche
Trek C, Sundeep and Nicky at the Tenzing Monument

Trek C, Sundeep and Nicky at the Tenzing Monument
Trek C walking across one of the many bridges during the trek

Trek C walking across one of the many bridges during the trek
Trek C setting off from Lobuche

Trek C setting off from Lobuche
Trek C on their final night in Base Camp

Trek C on their final night in Base Camp
Trek C leaving the Namche laboratory

Trek C leaving the Namche laboratory
Trek C leaving Base Camp

Trek C leaving Base Camp
Trek C in Pheriche

Trek C in Pheriche
Trek C doing their washing in the snow in Pheriche

Trek C doing their washing in the snow in Pheriche
Trek C doing their exhaled breath condensate in the sun in Namche

Trek C doing their exhaled breath condensate in the sun in Namche
The Xtreme Everest lab in action

The Xtreme Everest lab in action
The Lama at Tengboche monestry

The Lama at Tengboche monestry
Tengboche monestry

Tengboche monestry
Sherpa children on the trek to Base Camp

Sherpa children on the trek to Base Camp
Purba and Pasang from Trek C

Purba and Pasang from Trek C
Paula Meale testing Mingma Sherpa on the laser doppler machine

Paula Meale testing Mingma Sherpa on the laser doppler machine
Pasang, Purba and Karma joking in the snow

Pasang, Purba and Karma joking in the snow
Laboratory in Namche

Laboratory in Namche
Kunga Sherpa being tested by Dr Tom Smedley

Kunga Sherpa being tested by Dr Tom Smedley
Flight to Lukla

Flight to Lukla
First views of Mount Everest on the trek

First views of Mount Everest on the trek
Chomba Sherpa undergoing venous plethysmography - tested by Charlotte

Chomba Sherpa undergoing venous plethysmography - tested by Charlotte
A visit to the Pyramid Research Laboratory

A visit to the Pyramid Research Laboratory
A toilet at a lunch spot en route

A toilet at a lunch spot en route
A Sherpa child

A Sherpa child