First glimpse of Everest, peeking above Nuptse
Windy Everest
Everest at sunrise, Nuptse steeling the show.
Sunrise at Everest
Close up of Everest
Jayant and Charlie with prayer flags, Everest in the background
Nuptse shining brightly in the sun
Nuptse as we saw it from Gorek Shep
Panoramic view from Kala Patthar
Sunrise at Tengboche Nuptse to the left, Everest in clouds and Lhotse peak in clouds to the right.
Ama Dablam at sunrise - from Tengboche
Ama Dablam - notice the snow ledge! When will it tumble down?
Ice ledge of Ama Dablam
Ama Dablam from our lunch stop
Tawache - the sacred mountain
Everest (no snow) behind snow clad Nuptse
Hillary Bridge over Dudhkoshi River
Dudhkoshi river winding through the valley. We followed the river most of the trek.
Village on the banks of Dudhkoshi river
Everest peeking just above the clouds. We wondered if we will get a clear view some day. We did.
Jayant at the entrance of Sagarmatha National Park. Sagarmatha a.k.a. Everest
Getting ready for the day. Can't forget the suntan lotion.
Everest shoulder - Nuptse to the right. These two block the view of Everest from EBC.
Yellow tents of Summit climbers. Khumbu glacier to the right.
Khumbu Glacier flowing to the right. Ice Falls just above as you see the glacier curve up clockwise. Right here is where most accidents happen.
Nuptse looking majestic - with its ice falls in the front center.Wish we could see Everest this clearly.
Sun shining on mountains around Namche Bazar. This must be Thamserku.
Another sunrise, another mountain.
Yet another sunrise, just reaching another mountain. From Tengboche.
Ama Dablam to the right. Everest in the front, barely visible.
Sun was already shining on a smaller mountain behind the Monastery in Tengboche, while we were waiting for Everest to be lit with sunshine.
Tengboche sunrise - Tawache mountain in front.
Another sunrise, another mountain. At Tengboche.
Ama Dablam with clouds surrounding. At Tengboche.
Ama Dablam at sunrise
Nuptse - just like in the postersEverest is hiding behind - just to the left
Ama Dablam - another view
Ama Dablam Base Camp
Landslides are everywhere.Frequent earthquakes cause rocks to tumble down.
More rocks, and our trail through it.
A wider trail - dusty for the most part.A porter carrying at least 30 Kgs.
Dudhkoshi river - aptly named for its milky color, around a bend.
Trail with rock walls everywhere - in Khumjung.
Khumbu glacier - a moving frozen river, with crevasses opening and closing without warning.
View of Namche Bazar from 2000 ft aboveSteep trail coming from Khumjung.
Namche Bazar from street view level.
Khumjung - a town laid neatly in a valley.The empty plots are potato fields - the only crop at this elevation.
Another view of Namche Bazar from top.Can you see the steep trail?High School students climb up every day to go to school at Khumjung.
Jayant holding H&R Block sign.We are at 15000 ft and climbing. The rest of the group is behind Jayant.
Yaks carrying loads at EBC. Khumbu Glacier covered withdirt and rocks in the background. The glacier moved 3 ft daily, causing crevasses to open and close without notice. How do yaks stay on the safe ground?
Jayant returning from EBC. Khumbu glacier below, Everest shoulder to his right, Nuptse to his left, and Everest is hiding behind.
Jayant back at Namche Bazar after 9 days - no showers, no hot water, not even mirrors to see how we looked. Happy to be back!
At Namche, after taking a looong shower and shave. Looking much better.
Awesome Sunrise
Everest at sunrise - clouds add color
Jayant touching the EBC marker - I made it!
