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
Yak Train
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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