New Plans Forged

After a night of restful sleep in the warmer lower elevations of Namche we awoke and went to see if we had received and email from Bogue and Cameron in Gokyo. To our great relief we received communication explaining that they were both safe and had made it over the pass successfully. However, their success the following day had left them completely exhausted and incapable of descending down into Namche for our rendezvous. Logan, Paul, and I were completely unsure of what our plans were and Paul needed a day to assess his health and see if he would be able to ascend back into the high mountains. After a good breakfast and a hydration session we went to the medical clinic and they did some simple diagnostics on Paul. His oxygen levels were in excellent shape and all of his baseline functioning seemed to be entirely back to normal. All except the side affects from the Diamox seemed to back to normal. Unfortunately, Paul had contracted a severe cough and was feeling the weakness of those days before a bad cold.
We sent emails throughout the day trying to find out a way to meet up with Cameron and Bogue and still achieve all of our goals. We felt relieved that Paul had been cleared by the nurse and the doctors via phone from Kathmandu. It was his decision on whether or not he should ascend or descend. After several emails and a conversation on the phone with the separate contingents, it was decided that the Sojourners would again separate and try to reunite together later on in the trek. Father was going to rest a few days in Namche while he got his strength back together while Logan and I were to head back up toward Gokyo to climb Gokyo Ri. This plan would allow us to meet up with Bogue and Cameron as they descended out of Gokyo and allow us to switch gear and talk about our new plan in person. Cameron and Bogue would carry on to Chukkung for an attempt at Island Peak, while Logan and I would explore Gokyo and then descend and meet father in Phortse Thanga where we would head up as a group of three to meet Cameron and Bogue after their Island Peak summit bid. Then, we would all travel into the Everest Valley and climb Kala Pattar and see Everest Base Camp as a group. The plan had been set and our aspirations strongly desired to make this plan of action come into fruition.