Day 13 – Arrived at 5000m!

Base Camp tomorrow. Kala Pather day after.

A few team members with altitude sickness but ok to continue so far!

Symptoms of altitude sickness:

  • Periods of sleeplessness or needing more sleep than usual
  • Loss of appetite
  • Vivid, wild dreams (apparently especially at around 2500-3800m)! Hmmm, not sure about that one!
  • Periodic breathing. (Surely we should be breathing all the time???)
  • The need to rest/catch your breath frequently. (Well, I get that now if I have to run up the stairs so not sure how I will monitor that one).
  • Runny nose.
  • Increased urination (apparently a good sign) J
  • Dizziness.