Tourist street in Kathmandu
Kathmandu market
Kathmandu
Twinotter ready for landing in Lukla
Lukla, with landing strip in the middle of town
first sunny day, just up the hill from Lukla
Chutanga, 3 days stay due to acclimatisation
one of our 30 porters
close after Zatrwala pass, 4530 m asl.
still jungle and lots of vegetation on the way
Kothe, 3500 m asl, entrance of the Makalu national park
frist glimps of Mera Peak on the right side in the back
future porters?
through the river valley up to Tangnang
Enzian
little Sherpa boy in Tangnang
Tangnang, next to the alluvial fan, caused by a glacier lake outburst flood, 4250 m asl.
Edelweiss
Stone carnes in front of the rest of the outbursted glacier lake
first view of Mera Central and Mera East
on the moraine over Khare, in front of Mera Peak
morning mood in Khare, 4810 m asl.
sun on Mera Peak
way up to Mera La 5215 m asl.
on Mera La, in front of Mera Peak
Porters coming down from Mera Peak Highcamp 5800 m asl.
tea time in the Mera Peak Highcamp
first view of Everest and Lothse
evening mood in the Highcamp, view towards East
view towards East from 5450 m asl.
Mera Peak Highcamp, Makalu 8475 m asl. in the last sunlight, fifth highest peak in the world
sunset on Everest
Everest 8848 m asl., Lothse 8501 m asl. , Lothse Shar 8383 m asl.
the steep slope between 5800 - 6000 m asl.
on top of Mera Peak 6461 m asl., Everest in the back
Mera Peak Summit
view towards north, Everest in the back
Kanchenjunga in the east, 8586 m asl, third highest peak in the world
entering the Hongu Himal, Chamlang in the back, 7319 m asl.
above the Hongu Himal
Hongu Himal, Everest in the back, beautiful and lonely
Hongu Himal
Panch Pokhari, tea house just close to the 5 lakes, ca 5100 m asl.
tent camp in Panch Pokhari
Amphu Laptsa Base Camp, 5400 m asl.
view back over the lakes of Panch Pokhari, Chamlang in the back
Panch Pokhari
Porters in the glacial cascades up to Amphu Laptsa
way up to Amphu Laptsa
on top of Amphu Laptsa pass, 5780 m asl.
the view down to the Khumbu side of Amphu Laptsa
on top of Amphu Laptsa pass
view up to the steepest parts of Amphu Laptsa
glacial lake from Lothse Shar glacier
Lothse south face and Island Peak in front
Amphu Camp, 5100 m asl, underneath the Lothse south face
on a stone in front of Lothse
view out the Khumbu Himal towards Tapoche, 6501 m asl. and Cholatse
loaded Yak in Chukhung, 4800 m asl
Dingpoche, with Lothse in the back, 4100 m asl.
little Sherpa girl in Pangpoche
in front of Ama Dablam, 6856 m asl.
Prayer flags and Ama Dablam, view from the Tengpoche monastery
Tengpoche Monastery
Monastery watchdog
Everest and Lothse in the morning
little Sherpani
Khumbu Himal
Namche Bazar
outer Khumbu
Sherpa village
