Route: Deboche → Tengboche Monastery → Deboche
Start altitude: 12,532 ft (3,820 m)
Highest point: ~12,687 ft (3,867 m)
End altitude: 12,532 ft (3,820 m)
Estimated walking time: 1 to 2 hours

Today is a lighter day, intentionally designed for rest, reflection, and integration.

After breakfast, we’ll take a short walk through the forest to Tengboche Monastery for a very special blessing. This visit offers a meaningful pause in the journey, a moment for stillness, gratitude, and intention.

After the monastery visit, we’ll return to Deboche. The remainder of the day is unstructured and dedicated to rest, journaling, or quiet time at the lodge.

As we reach the midpoint of our journey, there may be space for a gentle group conversation. This is an invitation to reflect, listen, and acknowledge where each of us is, only as it feels comfortable.

If the group is open to it, I will organize a simple and optional moment with prayer flags. These will be carried with us and later placed at Everest Base Camp, holding intentions and dreams for our loved ones and for ourselves. This day can feel tender and vulnerable, as we stand at the threshold of a deeper connection with the mountains and with ourselves.

The following morning, we continue onward, moving toward what feels like the true entrance into the deeper magic of the natural world.

Accommodation: Mountain Lodge Deboche