As the cloud doesn’t look like clearing any time soon we decide to leave for the border at Zhangmu, a 9-hour drive over rugged terrain.
As we leave Everest Base Camp we stop briefly at Rongphu Monastery located 7 kilometres from the camp. Famous for being the highest monastery in the world, it was once home to 500 monks and nuns. It now has 11. Small and compact compared to the giant complexes I’ve recently seen, it couldn’t have a more stunning backdrop. Everest looms in the distance like an exquisite painting.
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