Shopping in Thamel
Arrival in Lukla, Khumbu region
Lukla
It's not your typical airport
The first camp
Typical Himalayan terrain: 2500-3000m
Room with a view
A porter
Buddhist Rock-Cave Temple
We are at 5000m
The morraine left from a vast avalanche a few years ago
The cook bakes a cake at a high camp
Khare Camp, 5000m
Practising ice axe techniques
The start of the glacier
Me and the Doc!
The top does not look to far away...
Mera La Camp, 5400m
Route to High Camp
There are some big crevasses
High Camp, 5800m
The distant peak is Kanchanjunga
Dinner time at 5800m
The longest night is ending
Summit is the left peak
The final part is the steepest
View of Everest
Made it - and raised money for Cerebral Palsy Charities
We did it! 6470m
It got tricky on the way out
Rhododendrons
Celebration at Lukla ... and my birthday
Thanking the fabulous crew