Three Passes Trek Day 17

Three Passes Trek Day 17 - 14 November- Lobuche to Dzongla (4830 metres). Today's trek took about 2.5 hours. Started early and went very quickly in the cold of the morning. Most of today's walk was around a ridge with excellent views of a number of villages we had already visited or seen from different angles. Perfect trekking conditions. It should be noted that the weather has been absolutely amazing. (apart from the fact that it's freezing). Every day we've had clear skies and plenty of sunshine even if it does tend to set early behind the mountains. Although this is generally the best time of year for weather, it's not unusual for them to get some rain or even an early snow, which would make the 3 passes trek very difficult and some years impossible. Dzongla, like Lobuche and the 3 previous stops is not really a village in its own right but just a collection of trekking lodges as a staging post for the Cho La pass. It is however well positioned with nice views (there was a bit of a climb right at the end) and also very small as we have now left the EBC trek again.