Mount Everest Gallery

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Mount Everest Gallery

Julie on the flight to Lukla

Flight to Lukla from Kathmandu

Our Plane brings us to Lukla

Relaxing with lunch at Lukla before we head for the mountains

The trek begins in earnest outside of Lukla

Typical village on river side as we cross bridges multiple times

Gateway to the Sagarmatha National Park

Shredded Ginger in Hot Tea

Final suspension bridge to reach the big hill to climb on to Namche

New and Old Suspension Bridges before the big hill climb to Namche Bazaar

Julie and Shawn at first view of Mount Everest

Our First View of Mount Everest

Teahouses in Namche Bazaar

Julie taking it easy in our Namche teahouse

Julie and Shawn above Namche Bazaar

The View down towards Lukla from above Namche Bazaar

High Altitude Football above Namche Bazaar

Best Dal Bhat on the Trek in this Phunke Tenga teahouse

Julie and Shawn leaving Tengboche for Pangboche in the morning. Mount Everest's peak is just visible behind the background mountains.

Julie before the river crossing on the way to Pangboche

Julie on the way to Pangboche

On the way to Pangboche

Dog in Somare Teahouse

Lunch in Somare, a typical teahouse experience

The majestic Ama Dablam (22,350')

Of Yaks and Mountains

Dingboche teahouse toilet: Management has provided this soft silver wrap for your comfort

Julie with our guide and porter for the trek

Julie and Shawn above Dingboche on an acclimatization day hike

Taking in the view above Dingboche

Our peaceful teahouse in Dingboche

Morning light over Ama Dablam

Ama Dablam and Dingboche below

Onward to Lobuche

Mountaineer Monuments

Mountaineer Monuments

Mountaineer Monuments

Making our way to Lobuche

Lobuche Peak and the small town of Lobuche (16,210')

Shawn approaching Gorakshep

Julie and Shawn in front of the Khumbu Glacier

The small outpost of Gorakshep

A great view of Gorakshep and the EBC neighborhood

Kala Patthar (18,500') and Pumori (23,500')

Staring into the Abyss

Julie finds a relative?

We made it to Mount Everest Base Camp on January 7, 2017

Julie and Shawn at Mount Everest Base Camp

Mount Everest Base Camp with Spanish climbing party attempting a winter ascent

Sherpa carrying 10 climbing ladders to the Everest climbing party!

Ice and snow sculpted ridges of the Everest family of mountains

The Khumbu Icefall, Glacier, and Mount Everest Base Camp

Kala Patthar (18,500') and Pumori (23,500')

Of Yak and Mountains, part two

Walking down towards Pheriche with Ama Dablam in the distance

Julie crosses the icy river

Tengboche Monastery Gate

Monastery Puppy

Mount Everest and Lhotse from Tengboche

Suspension bridge below Namche on the way to Lukla

A Look down the Lukla airport runway

The end of an amazing trek

Our Pilots Taking us back to Kathmandu in our small plane

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