Tiny Lukla airport (2840m)
In late October 2011 my wife and I went for trekking to Mt. Everest Base Camp and Kala Pattar in Nepal.
Camera: Leica M3 with Voigtlander 28/F3.5 Color Skopar on Fuji Superia Reala 200, with two exceptions (Samsung EX1).
Tiny Lukla airport (2840m)
Mei looks optimistic (Cheplung, 2630m)
Yaks are loaded for the trek up (near Cheplung, 2660m)
First night: Hotel Waterfall, Bengkar (2630m)
Near Monjo (2835m)
Our Guide Kaji (left) and his son (right), near Larja Dobhan (2830m)
Namche (3350m), in background: Thamserku (6680m)
View from Namche to Tengboche, background: Nuptse (left, 7864m), Pokalde (center, 5693m), Ama Dablam (right, 6814m). Behind Pokalde, the top of Lhotse (8516m) is visible.
Toward Tengboche. Between Pokalde and Ama Dablam, a part of Island Peak is visible (white, 6189m)
Toward Tengboche, in background: Ama Dablam
Steep slopes through forests, on the trail to Tengboche
Tengboche (3860m)
Trees of high altitude forests, infested with Tillandsia (near Deboche, 3750m)
View back to Tengboche, in background: Tartikha (6186m)
Pangboche (3970m), in background: Ama Dablam
On the trail to Ama Dablam. Climbers on the summit are visible through the binocular
Ama Dablam Base Camp (4590m)
On the trail to Dingboche: Poor weather
Dingboche under snow (4310m)
In Dingboche, background: Lhotse and Lhotse Shar (8516m, 8382m)
On the trail to Thokla
On the trail to Thokla, background: Tabuche Peak (6495m) and Cholatse (6335m)
Thokla Pass (4840m) , looking back to Dingboche, in background: Ama Dablam (left), Kangtega (right, 6783m)
Trail to Lobuche, in background: Pumori (7165m)
Lobuche (4930m), in background: Nuptse
At nightfall
Trail to Gorak Shep, background: Nuptse
The Pyramid, an Italian research station (5000m),
in background: Pumori
On the trail to Gorak Shep
Above Gorak Shep (5160m), in background (right: Changtse, 7550m)
Trail to Everest Base Camp
Trail to Everest Base Camp, with Nuptse
Trail to Everest Base Camp
Near Everest Base Camp. To the right of the center, the
top of Everest is visible (background, 8550m)
Everest Base Camp (5280m)
Everest Base Camp, in background: Trail up to
Camp 1 (left, along the glacier), Nuptse (right). Photo: Samsung EX1
Trail back to Gorak Shep along the Khumbu glacier
Above Gorak Shep, in background (right: Thamserku)
In early morning the climb up to Kala Patthar. Background: Pumori
In background the top of Mt. Everest (black)
Mt. Everest (Photo: Samsung EX1)
Near Kala Patthar
On Kala Patthar (5630m)
On Kala Patthar
On Kala Patthar, background left: Ama Dablam
We thank the team of Green Lotus Trekking, in particular our guide Kaji, for their support!