Bangkok airport on the way to Kathmandu
Kathmandu airport
KTM International terminal
Road outside the Malla Hotel
Malla Hotel
Entrance to the Royal Palace
Kathmandu traffic
On the way to Kathmandu Durbar Square
Kakeshwar Temple (left)
Kala (Black) Bhairab
King Pratap Malla's column
Carving details on Degutalegu Temple
Maju Deval
Garuda
Bhagwati Temple (by the tree)
Shiva-Parvati temple
Lakshmi Narayan temple
Trailokya Mohan Narayan Temple
Becky
Brent
David
Tourists!
Old Royal Palace
Outdoor shopping in Basantapur Square
Gurkha knives, prayer wheels, carved elephants...
Neighborhood Buddhist stupa (possibly Kathesimbhu)
Back at the Malla
Alison, Sushil, Becky & Brent
Patan Durbar Square
Krishna Mandir
Elephants guarding Vishwanath Temple
Goats!
Washing day
Degutalle Temple
Bidya Temple inside Mul Chowk
Goddess Jamuna
Taleju Bell
Like the sign says, Bhaktapur
Brent, Becky and our guide Jesus (seriously)
Sun Dhoka or Golden Gate
Naga Pokhari (17th century royal bath)
Nagas (cobras) encircling bath above a makara (crocodile demon)
Bodhnath Stupa
Tsamchen Gompa (Buddhist monastery)
Spinning giant prayer wheel inside Tsamchen
Details inside gompa
View from gompa
Pashupatinath Hindu Temple
Funeral pyres on the banks of the Bagmati river
Rhesus monkeys
Hindu Sadus
Brent and Justin at the airport
Waiting to fly to Lukla....not today
Shangri-La Hotel
Shopping in Kathmandu
Dinner in Kathmandu
Gangjong Hotel
View from window at Gangjong Hotel
Entrance to Swayambhunath aka Monkey Temple
Monkey
Merchant who sold me a Buddhist carving
View of Kathmandu
Swayambhunath Stupa
Pratapura Shikhara
Umm, okay...
Swimming pool without monkey
Prayer flags!
Garden of Dreams in Thamel
Back at the airport
Military helicopter
Waiting to fly to Lukla
Still waiting...
Finally in the air
Lukla airstrip
Lukla street scene
The trek begins
The first suspension bridge
Dudh Kosi river
Paul with an Everest summiteer
Painted mani stones
Om mani padme hum...
Hotel Beer Garden in Phakding
Sagarmatha National Park entrance
a dzopkyo (cow/yak hybrid)
Lunch in Jorsale
Dzopkyos on suspension bridge
Local kids in Jorsale
Larja suspension bridge
Larja bridge. The start of the climb up to Namche
Entering Namche Bazaar
Local market
Streets of Namche
Acclimation day hike
Army base and National Park Vistor's Center on hill
Syangboche airstrip
Syangboche Hotel
Lhotse and Ama Dablam
View back to the Dudh Kosi valley
Heading to Everest View Hotel
Hotel at 12,800 feet
Everest obscured by clouds. Nice view of Lhotse
Lhotse - 4th highest mountain in the world (27,940 ft)
Entering Khumjung
Khumjung school
Sir Edmund Hillary, founder of the school
The original school building
Magic Yeti Library
Lunch stop in Khumjung
Kunde
Kunde Hospital
Heading back to Namche
Kwangde
Our Namche lodge
Traffic jam heading out of Namche
Sherpa memorial choten
Mmmmm, yak cheese
The whole group
Justin heads off for base camp
Lunch in Mong La
Mong La
River Resort in Phortse Tenga
Looking back at Phortse
Rustic living
Dole
David, Becky, and Brent in front of Thamerserku
Hmmm...
Dining room in Dole lodge
Acclimation hike above Dole
View across Dudh Kosi
Looking down at Dole
JB
Paul on lead guitar
Dancing in Dole
Snow falling
The next morning
View back to Tengboche monastery (left center) above Phortse
Spectacular view entering Machermo
Actual yaks
Machermo
Snowland Lodge in Machermo
Helicopter on the way to Gokyo
Acclimation hike
Panorama above Machermo
1st view of Cho Oyo
Cho Oyo
Sixth highest mountain in the world - 26,864 ft
Singha and JB
Brent strikes a pose
Rock cairns by First Lake
1st of 5 sacred lakes
Cholatse and Taboche
2nd Lake
On the trail to Gokyo
Looking back at 2nd Lake
Barren terrain
Gokyo Ri in the distance
Gokyo Lake, aka 3rd Lake
Gokyo and Cho Oyo
David, Brent, & Becky on the trail to Gokyo
Me contemplating life
Gokyo
Namaste Lodge
View from hotel room
Paul taking a nap in our lavish accomodations
Panorama of 4th Lake
Rocky trail to "Scoundrel's View"
Kangchung West
5th Lake
Everest in the clouds
Lhotse obscured
Chakhung
Everest's peak comes into view
In Nepali....Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा)
Early morning view of ridge line above Gokyo Lake
Sunrise on the way up Gokyo Ri
Everest at first light
29,029 ft (8848m)
Panorama view from on top of Gokyo Ri
Tengi Ragi Tai and P 5648 (thanks to Guenter for the info)
Cho Oyo and Gyachung Kang
Gyachung Kang and Chakhung
Group enjoying view of Everest
Other trekkers
Mardy and Adam
David and Mt. Everest
David and Brent
Paul and JB plan a route up Everest
Kangchung, Pumori, Changtse, Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Makalu
David and Paul
Blurry picture of Paul's altimeter watch. 17,457 feet
Our group on top of Gokyo Ri
Mt Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, and Makalu
Gokyo with Ngozumpa glacier
Final close up view of Everest
Gokyo Lake
Nice view of Gokyo with Cholatse and Taboche in background
Gokyo Ri
JB, Adam, Paul, and Mardy head off for Island Peak
Musk deer
Ama Dablam
Phortse on the way back to Namche
Beast of burden posing for me
Our porters waiting out a trail delay
Mountain goats
Our last view of Everest
Brent and David with Sushil
Porter's loads
Local convenience store
Outskirts of Lukla
Back at Lukla
Local Maoist Party headquarters
Lukla's steep runway
Lukla Numbur Hotel
Our porters
Planes taking off
Flying back to Kathmandu
Flag of Nepal
