The Trekkers headed onto the glacier then ended the day enjoying a great dinner in Gorek Shep

Hello there friends, family, and loved ones, this is the Team Light, Laughing, Lovely Trekkers calling in from downtown Gorek Shep. We moved up today; we moved all the way up onto the glacier, moraine that separates Lobuche from Gorek Shep and we were able to make very good time.

We got in right before it started snowing and we had a great dinner. Everybody’s resting up for the great push on to base camp tomorrow.

So stay tuned when we get to our very highest point of this trek and enjoy some good weather. So ta ta for now!

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