Devoche Nunnery 's gate can also be seen along the trail, and donations can be made if you are inspired. Nights can be very cold up here. Begin to see many chorten , ritual stone-piles representing travelers' prayers to the gods for a safe mountain crossing. Lodge at Lobuje. Walking day about 5 strenuous hours.
Nights can be very, very cold up here.
Today's plan depends entirely on the trekkers' comfort. Then walk three hours up to Gorak Shep. Ideally we would be returning down Kala Pattar by 10 a.m., return to Lobuje by noon, and race downhill drinking the oxygen like exquisite wine, all the way down to Pheriche by early afternoon. Trekking day lasts about 7 hours, with a nice break for lunch. Trekking day lasts about 6 hours.