Back to Civilization...........Sort of, Kathmandu!

Flew into Kathmandu this morning from Lukla, most dangerous airstrip in the world (google it). Lucky to make the flight, lots of cancelled flights, weather conditions.
So, a few Everest Tidbits:
- We  did 62 kms up to Base Camp & 62 kms down..........the up sucks!
- Elevation at Base Camp 5365 meters.
- Elevation at Kalapathar 5545 meters.
- Took Dave & I 7 days to reach Base Camp, 3 days to get down, the down included Kalapathar  for me.
- We did the trip 2 or 3 days faster than normal, in hindsight at least one more day would have been better, an extra acclimatization day near the top may have helped Dave when he got elevation sickness. ( for the record, our guide had scheduled the extra day & Dave cancelled it.) Apparently the Yorkton guy knows better than a seasoned Everest Guide?
- Dave was the sickest I've ever seen anybody..............and still made it.
- I'm sure I had food poisoning for about 12 hours, cleaned me out good!
- Only 30 percent of Kalapathar Trekkers make it to top.
- Best part of trip for me, view of Everest peak from Kalapathar  ( Lukla flights a real close second)
-Temp at Base Camp probably about - 25 plus the wind, total blizzard.
-Temp at Kalapathar was -51 plus the wind. (Confirmed with mountain electronics)
- Both Dave & I made the goals we set out to reach, and both never intend on trying anything like this again.  (I'm hanging up next time he says he has something he wants to run by me!!)
-Harder than we thought, more dangerous than we thought, about 50 percent physical & 50 percent mental, no joking, toughest thing both of us has ever done. ( excluding a bit of army stuff I did when I was young).
- Most unbelievable part for me , was that Dave reached his goal with elevation sickness setting in, then basically his body shut down for 24 hours, then made 3 days down, almost a helicopter ride!