Fred enjoying an acclimatization hike on Pumo Ri above Base Camp with the dramatic backdrop of Nuptse (right) and Everest (left).Our Sherpa’s dancing at the end of the “Puja ceremony”.Kurt and Fred dancing with the Sherpa’s at the culmination of the “Puja ceremony” at Everest Base Camp on April 10, 2012.Fred (standing on the far left) joining our Sherpa’s in their “Puja ceremony” at Everest Base Camp. They construct an alter where they burn juniper. They hang prayer flags from a post above the alter. A lama from the town of Pangboche walked up to read some pray