The big surprise that morning was that we were going to hike yet again. Rather than sitting out the clouds in Lukla, we were going to descend another 2,000 feet (600 meters) to 7,200 feet (2,200 meters) in an attempt to catch a helicopter ride off the mountain. Sebastian and his guide joined our group of five with either me or Ishor setting the pace.
We started by going on a narrow path hugging the fence to the airstrip.
Eventually we got to the end of the fence and could see firsthand how the runway just ends at a cliff.
We
then slowly made our way mostly down, but sometimes up, in the usual Nepali
way. Unlike our other paths, we weren’t in trekker territory anymore, but
rather a rural area with houses interspersed.
It was actually a lovely trail as the terrain became more tropical like a rainforest. As always, the steps were uneven, and we had to hop from rock to rock to avoid getting too muddy.
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