Everest trek November 2009 |
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Barbara feeling good on her first day of the trek near Lukla |
Prayers on a rock in Namche Bazar |
Namche Bazar viewed from above |
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Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) also known as the Impeyan Monal or Impeyan Pheasant or Danphe. It is the national bird of Nepal |
Sunset on Ama Dablam (right) and Lhotse (left) seen from Kyangjuma |
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Sunset on Ama Dablam |
Woman and child at the Mon La with Ama Dablam in the background |
Barbara feeling a bit better on the way to Machermo with Cho Oyu (8201 m) in the background |
A mount of mani stones with prayer flags on a ridge near Machermo. Feeling definitely better as camp is nearing. |
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Machermo (with our tents) |
A ridge walk above Machermo with 15 tired and rather reluctant walkers (at least some of them). "Shall we go on or shall we not?" |
"I feel good" - sort of... |
"Were my leg warmers really knitted from this yak's wool?" |
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Summit of Everest viewed from a ridge above Machermo |
Summit of Everest (left in the picture) viewed from a ridge above Machermo |
Stone walls in Machermo |
Another hard day for Barbara who is feeling ill again and struggling up the hill. Couldn't even carry her rucksack anymore. |
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Gokyo second lake and the summit of Cholatse (on the left) |
Gokyo second lake |
Gokyo third lake and the summit of Cholatse. You can see the settlement of Gokyo to the left of the cairn |
Gokyo third lake, the summit of Cholatse as well as the Ngozumpa Glacier panorama. You can open a large image here. |
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View of Ngozumpa Glacier and Cholatse (6440 m) seen from the way to Gokyo Ri |
Walking up Gokyo Ri. It can be pretty hard work if it is your first time above 5000 m. |
The summit of Cholatse. It was first climbed in 1982 (via the South-west ridge so not the side you can see here) by Vern Clevenger, John Rowell, Bill O'Connor and photographer Galen Rowell. |
A yak grazing on the slopes of Gokyo Ri
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Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus) on the slopes of Gokyo Ri |
Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus) on the slopes of Gokyo Ri |
Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus) on the slopes of Gokyo Ri |
The view on the way up to Gokyo Ri. You can open a large image here. |
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Everest (as well as Nuptse and Lhotse to the right). In the foreground the Ngozumpa glacier. I don't know the name of the black "hill" just beyond the glacier. |
Prayers flags on Gokyo Ri with Everest, Lhotse and Makalu on the skyline. |
A pika on Gokyo Ri. Despite its small size it belongs to the hare family. |
Everest and Nuptse (right) at sunset from Gokyo Ri (with a telephoto lens) |
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