Science and Exploration

IMG Update: Tengboche, Pangboche, Pheriche

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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IMG expedition leader Eric Simonson called in to say that yesterday the team hiked from Namche to Tengboche Monastery at 12,700′, and then went a little further to spend the night in Pangboche. Today the team will be moving up to Pheriche at around 14,000′ where they’ll spend the night and have a rest day, acclimating and doing some short hikes. [More at IMG]

IMG expedition leader Eric Simonson called in to say that yesterday the team hiked from Namche to Tengboche Monastery at 12,700′, and then went a little further to spend the night in Pangboche. Today the team will be moving up to Pheriche at around 14,000′ where they’ll spend the night and have a rest day, acclimating and doing some short hikes. [More at IMG]

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