gear being transported to the airport
the craziness of Kathmandu airport
to get more gear in, just take more seats out!
no seat trays or overhead storage bins here!
a small target for landing
another successful landing on the tiny Lukla airstrip
Lukla
suspension bridge into Phakding
mani stones
future porter?
one of the many great views
national park sign
one of many suspension bridges on way to Namche
entrance to Namche
Namche
any good deals?
Tengboche stupa with Everest in the background
Tengboche monastery
the team in Pangboche tea house
jet stream off of Everest
Ama Dablam from Pangboche
Pheriche
HRA clinic
me being a subject for Dr. Tracy's occular study in Pheriche
yaks departing Pheriche
climbing & trekking teams together in Dukla
view from Dukla pass
chortens at Dukla pass
video from Dukla pass
Himex Lobuche East camp with Pumori behind
the “hill” between Lobuche and Gorak Shep
duh! obvious directional sign at Gorak Shep
Everest and the jet stream
Everest base camp as seen from Pumori ABC
the route from Pumori ABC (Everest BC in lower left)
our base camp
it wasn't always sunshine in BC
life on a glacier - the tent platform is melting
Everest BC - a little city
Everest ER
the cost of being sick/injured on Everest
Mmmmmm, donuts!
Karma Sherpa (an old friend) and me
team breakfast
'Settlers of Catan' board game to pass the time
David testing his O2 system
Richard doing some laundry
the shower tent
Aaaaaah, clean once again!
world's highest cricket match - Gorak Shep
cricket in the Himalaya?!
rope practice in base camp
ladder practice in base camp
puja ceremony at base camp
putting up the prayer flags during puja
blessing by lama at puja
Khumbu icefall
fatal avalanche
video of fatal avalanche
concern in BC
view through spotting scope
early morning lower section of icefall
crowded ascent of Khumbu icefall
Jason crossing ladder in the icefall
the team in the Khumbu icefall
Thile descending a ladder (forwards!)
Vik descending the 3-section ladder
a look into the abyss
video of ladder crossing in the Khumbu icefall
near the top of the Khumbu icefall
our camp 1
C1 - the big picture
C1 looking up the Western CWM to the Lhotse face
the trudge up the Western CWM
Richard and I in camp 2
a retreat down the Western CWM in a whiteout
Lhotse from C2
Lhotse
start of the Lhotse face
climbing the Lhotse face
view down the Lhotse face
approaching C3 on the Lhotse face
looking down the Lhotse face with C2 below
C3 and climbers ascending the “wall”
me clearing the “wall” next to our C3
our camp 3 on the Lhotse face
C3 under snow
video from C3
sunset view from C3
me with Everest behind from C3
ascent of Lhotse face above C3
me on upper Lhotse face
climbers on the yellow band
David making traverse to yellow band
view down Lhotse face from the traverse
yellow band
Jason ascending the yellow band
Geneva Spur
Jason & Richard ascend Geneva Spur
Sam and the view down the Geneva Spur
view of Western CWM from top of Geneva Spur
Jason on the traverse to the South Col
South Col (camp 4)
the summit pyramid and C4
video from the South Col (C4)
Sam and I in C4
night ascent to the balcony
sunrise summit pyramid shadow
video of Richard's view to south summit during sunrise
Makalu as seen from the ridge above the balcony
ascent to south summit with Lhotse in the background
crowded ascent to south summit
me on south summit with main summit behind
the summit ridge as seen from south summit
Hillary step
Sam ascending Hillary step
Richard and I ascending Hillary step
climbers approach the summit
last few steps to the summit
top of the world!
me with goggles and O2 mask
me sitting beside summit pray flags
top of the world with Tibet in the background
standing on summit of Mt. Everest
summit view
summit view of Changtse & north col
summit view of Tibet
video: view from the summit of Mt. Everest
ropes on the Hillary step
poor visibility on descent from Hillary step
departing C4
view of Lhotse couloir (see the climbers?)
view of Mt. Everest as seen from near the summit of Lhotse (thanks Domhnall!)
two-way crowd during descent of Geneva Spur
David & Vik descend ladders in the Khumbu icefall
departure from BC
summiteers! (Richard, Vik, Tenzing, Thile, Sam, me, and David)
a porter with a huuuuuuge load!
descending back to vegitation :)
Lukla Starbucks (real or fake?)
a thrilling departure from Lukla
