Lobuche-Gorek Shep (EBC/Kala Pattar) Standing up really close to Khumbu ice fall, the melting Khumbu ice fall...overwhelmed. It seems as though there are ghosts here, ghosts of everything [hauntology]. I’m really emotional. I see people standing among the ice fall, probably doing some climbing lessons, huge spread out tent city, I'm sure it's been bigger. Just really emotional [sentences spread out between breathing/steady wind]. Ghosts of Everest past. I keep thinking about Tenzing Norgay and Edmond Hillary, the earthquake a year ago, the Everest climbers I've known. I see an American flag [can hear whistles and cheers in the background]. I don't know, I don't know how to feel about this. While at the same time I'm here, I wish I wish that I could climb. Ok. [voice intonation sounds different in each sentence and word almost, the last one sounded sad, forlorn]