Hotel Tibet, our base in Kathmandu
Bhaktapur washing clothes
Bhaktapur drying barley in the sun
Bhaktapur tree shrine
Bhaktapur shrines
Durbar Square, Bhaktapur
Woodn Ties for sale
Making a movie, Durbar Square, Bhaktapur
Pottery Square, Bhaktapur
Traffic in Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur
Offering Bhaktapur
Walking along the Back Streets
Artist, Bhaktapur
Carvings Bhaktapur
Wooden Peacock, Bhaktapur
Tea Shop, Bhaktapur
Barber, Bhaktapur
Lentils and Beans, Bhaktapur
Fish Bhaktapur
Golden Door, Bhaktapur
Mountain Views, Bhaktapur
Old Square, Patan
Lunch, Patan
Patan
Crowded cab, Patan
Blessing for our Trip
Airport -- to Lukla
Our aircraft to Lukla
Riding to Lukla
Our Team
Lukla Airport
Our yaks and supplies being assembled in Lukla
Lukla Airport -- takeoff
Our Yaks
Leaving Lukla
Lush Farmland below Lukla
Hidden Monastary at Cheplung
Prayer Wheel and Mani Wall
Lunch in Chaplung
Gokyos and Porters pass by
Gokyos pass by
Porters pass by
Spam and Yak Cheese Sandwich, potatoes and veggies
Wes and Ellen at Lunch
Trail through town
First Class toilet
Chili peppers drying
Shelling Peas
Cutting up vegetables
Harvest drying
Potato fields, after harvest
Working the field
Improvised Rake
Carved inscriptions
Dudh Koshi Valley
First river crossing (side creek)
Mani Stones
Yak Meat goig up the Trail
Spinning the Prayer Wheel
Going around clockwise
Dudh Koshi crossing at Phakding
Crossing to Phakding
Dudh Koshi
Yaks crossing bridge
First night, Phakding
Sunset on distant summits
Packing Up, Phakding
Breakfast
Sunrise
Micro-hydro project
Waterfall, Thyang
High Peaks near park entrance
Up the trail
Near Toktok
Mountains from near Toktok
Waterfall
Farms near Bengkar
Crossing below Chumoa
Descending to Monjo
Monjo
Waterfall near Jorsale
Crossing at Jorsale
Flowers alongside the trail
Crossing at Larja Dobhan
Approaching Namche climb (straight ahead)
Namche climb start
First Sight of Everest
Everest and Lhotse
Porters resting
Refrigerator going up the trail
Entering Namche
Namche houses and fields
Namche commercial section
Ama Dablam rising above Namche
Setting up camp in Namche
Everest, Lhotse from above Namche
Everest, Ama Dablan from above Namche
Above Namche
Looking West above Namche
Looking toward Lukla, from above Namche
Yak Skull
Chorten at Namche
Prayer Wheels, Namche
Namche campsite
Namche from campsite
Namche airstrip (Syangboche)
At Syangboche
Helicopter landing at Syangboche
Sanasa, with Everest etc beyond
From Sanasa
Everest, Ama Dablam
Khumjung, Hillary School
Yak Breeding Farm
Mani Stone
Trail to Kunde
Prayer Flags
Namche from Syangboche
Namche retail district
Water purifier
Sunset at Namche
Packing up
Tenzing Chorten
Purba and his cousin ???
Trail to Tengboche
Phortse in center
Yak traffic jam
Bridge over Dudh Koshi
Crossing over Dudh Koshi
Tengboche Monastary
Tengboche Monastary -- inner courtyard
Down to Deboche
Mountains from Deboche
Sunset at Deboche
Birthday Cake
Sunrise over Deboche
Deboche toilet tent and yaks
Tengboche Monastary from ridge above
From ridge above Tengboche
Our campsite in Deboche
Horse at Tengboche
Yaks
Yak
Sleet at Deboche
Bad weather at Deboche
Overnight snowfall
Ama Dablam after snowfall
Snow and clouds
Snowy Campsite
Snowy campsite
Snowy mountains
Helicopter trying to land
Helicopter trying to land -- no success
Dayhike to Pangboche
Old and new Bridge
Breaks in clouds
Imja Khola
Ama Dablam
To Pangboche
Pangboche Monastary
Pangboche Monastary Courtyard
Pangboche
Pangboche and Ama Dablam
Pangboche Gate
Old and New Bridge
Yaks on bridge
Approaching Dingboche
Dingboche
Village Kyubo Goth, Ama Dablam
Dingboche Campsite
On the way to Lobuche
Cho La Pass
Dughla
Climber's Memorials
Evacuation on horseback
Wind on Changtse
Khumbu Glacier
Kala Patthar
Kala Patthar, Pumori
Gorak Shep, Kala Patthar behind
Khumbu Glacier, Everest Base Camp, Everest
Icefalls onto Khumbu Glacier
Heading down from Lobuche
Memorials
Approaching Periche
After lunch above Pheriche
Ama Dablam over Pangboche
Terraced Fields of Pangboche
Drying Yak dumg, Pangboche
The trail to Phortse
Tengboche Monastary from Phortse trail
Yaks on the trail
Trail to Phortse
Waiting for Yaks to pass
Yaks -- getting the right of way
Descending to Phortse
Packing Up -- Phortse Tenga
CCH and Ama Dbalam from Mong
Phortse from Mong
Ama Dablam from Mong
Chering and Purba
Tengboche from Mong
Thamserku from Mong
Alternative routes to Khumjung
Large Chorten, Khumjung
Eating inside, Khumjung
Saddling up yaks, Khumjung
Carvings, Khumjung
Hillary School, Khumjung
Trail between Khumjung and Namche
Girls on their way to Khumjung
Meadows above Namche
Descending from Namche
River far below bridge
Crossing at foot of Namche hill
Crossing side canyon
Yak on a cliff
Rare cat
Improvised sled (and skis) in Pangboche
Trail through village
Kids with puppies
Final camp Toktok
Dancing on the final night at Toktok
Final breakbast at Toktok
Kids at our camp in Toktok
Phakding on the way out
Prayer wheel
One of our Yak herders lives here
Popular game
Landing at Lukla
Helicopter takeoff from Lukla
Accommodations in Lukla
Lukla shopping
Lukla clothing store
Lukla commercial street
Lukla chicken
Loading into Helicopter
Helicopter controls
View from Helicopter
Bundled up in Helicopter
Ready to lift off
Flying!
On the way to Kathmandu
Rain on windshield
Overtaking another helicopter
Terraced Fields from Helicopter
Brick kilns, Kathmandu outskirts
Kathmandu outskirts
Near Airport
Exiting helicopter
Helicopter detail
Boudanath Temple
Monkeys at Swayambhunath Temple
Swayambhunath Temple
Preparing for ceremony, Swayambhunath Temple
Near child protector goddess, Swayambhunath Temple
Memorials, Swayambhunath Temple
Masks, Swayambhunath Temple
Monastary, Swayambhunath Temple
Stairs, Swayambhunath Temple
Monkey, Swayambhunath Temple
Vendors, Swayambhunath Temple
Stone carver, Swayambhunath Temple
Dorje (symbol of power) guarding magic well on Swayambhunath Temple
Durbar Square, Kathmandu
Near Durbar Square, Kathmandu
Flowers, Durbar Square, Kathmandu
Old Palace, Durbar Square, Kathmandu
Seems oblivious. Durbar Square, Kathmandu
Palace Guard, Durbar Square, Kathmandu
Tree Shrine, Durbar Square, Kathmandu
Kali, Durbar Square, Kathmandu
Typical Traffic Kathmandu
Traffic in Kathmandu
