06 - Lungdhen a Gokyo por Renjo La

From this day I would be accompanied by diarrhea. In addition, from here the cold was felt much more intensely. As soon as I started walking, I had to change my gloves to those of Goretex.
This day I was the last of those who were going to cross Renjo La at breakfast and leave. I left at 6: 40h. It is convenient to leave with time, but you also have to take into account the cold that you do from this altitude when the sun does not shine. In the end I had plenty of sunny hours, and I missed it at the beginning of the journey.
The crossing has two hard moments, just at the beginning, leaving Lungdhen, and just before the pass, where many meters of altitude gain and you can see the lack of oxygen and the height of 5375 meters. This last part has sculpted steps in the rock. After the first climb you will pass through a kind of white sand desert surrounded by large snowy mountains. The views to the east from the Renjo La are spectacular. It was a totally clear day and that made the views even better.
It took 3: 40h from Lungdhen to Renjo La.
The descent towards Gokyo is not a simple descent. I wanted to arrive and rest, and I thought it would be a matter of a couple of hours, but it took 3: 15h. After descending about 30 minutes you reach an area of ​​icefalls. The track that I followed had been made in October, and now, in March, the ice cascades had formed and it was impossible to cross them without material (crampons and ice ax), so I had to turn around and go back up, going quite tired. The alternative descent was a path with loose soil. This part was quite prone to slips. Fatigue can make this descent very dangerous. After passing a stream you came to another path that went along the whole slope of Lake Gokyo to the village. It seems short but it was a few kilometers. The lake was largely frozen, which presaged very low temperatures, as it was.
The diarrhea, the hours of exertion, the cold and the height weakened me a lot this day. So much so that I went to sleep at 4:00 pm and slept 15 hours straight. I decided to stay one more day in Gokyo to recover my strength.
I still had no sensation in the big toe of my right hand because of the cold at the beginning of the day.


Route of the Three Steps in the Sagarmatha Park (Everest), Nepal
Day 1: From Lukla to Monjo
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/01-lulka-a-monjo-24047666

Day 2: From Monjo to Namche Bazaar and around Namche
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/02-monjo-a-namche-24047661
https://en.wikiloc.com/holiday-trails/02-khunde-khumjung-y-hotel-everest-view-24095681

Day 3: From Namche Bazaar to Thame
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/03-namche-a-thame-24047662

Day 4: Route to Tashi Lapcha and return to Thame
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/04-tashi-lapcha-24047669

Day 5: From Thame to Lungdhen
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/05-thame-a-lungdhen-24047663

Day 6: From Lungdhen to Gokyo by the Renjo La pass
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo 06-lungdhen-a-gokyo-por-renjo-la-24047671

Day 7: Climb to Gokyo Ri
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/07-gokyo-ri-24047659

Day 8: From Gokyo to Dzongla by the pass Cho La
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/08-gokyo-a-dzongla-por-cho-la-24047668

Day 9: From Dzongla to Gorakshep
https://en.wikiloc.com/holiday-paths/09-dzongla-a-gorakshep-24047658

Day 10: Everest Base Camp and descent to Pheriche
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/10-gorakshep-a-campo-base-del-everest-ebc-24047660
https://en.wikiloc.com/holiday-trails/10-gorakshep-a-pheriche-24047665

Day 11: From Pheriche to Namche Bazaar
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/11-pheriche-a-namche-24047670

Day 12: From Namche Bazaar to Lukla
https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/12-namche-a-lukla-24095806