Climbing Kala Patthar at 4.30am
Waiting, hoping we might get a glimpse of Everest (to far left side)
Mt. Pumori (7165m) from the top of Kala Patthar (5550m)
Looking south at Ama Dablam (6814m)
Sunrise between Tibetan Mountain 'Chang Tse', N-W Col. (shoulder of Everest), Everest & Nuptse
The 5550m 'hill' that is Kala Patthar in front of Mt. Pumori
Gorak Shep - the closest settlement to Everest Base Camp (~3kms away)
The windswept peak of Mt. Everest
The current site of Base Camp on the shifting Khumbu Glacier
At Base Camp with our guide Elmi
A thawing Khumbu Glacier
The start of the Everest summit climb - across Khumbu glacier, up the Khumbu Ice-fall.
Over 200 people have died trying since the first attempt in 1922.
Heading south again..
A small farming village before Periche
Pangboche Monastery - once home to the notorious 'Yeti scalp'
Harvest time
The last day in the Himalaya sampling 'Chhaang' - Millet beer - potent stuff!
Time for a real beer back in Kathmandu!
Trip video to come soon..
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