The village of Lobuche is located at about 16,000 feet (that's higher than any mountain in the continental US.) It is abandoned in the extreme cold of winter, except for a few die hard maintenance guys who hunker down in the lodges buried deep in the snow. I have no idea how they keep from freezing. At the height of trekking season - which is Mid May - it is overrun by trekkers from all over the world looking for one last night of sleep before making the final journey to Everest Base camp or Kala Pattar. We beat the rush by a week.
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