Everest Base Camp Trail

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Everest Base Camp Trail

This is the classic Everest Base Camp Trail. Starting from Lukla then climbing through Namche, Tengboche Monastery, Pangbnoche, Lobuche and finally reaching Kala Patthar and the base camp itself.

Lukla airport (2800 m)
A local boy by the trail
A dzopkyo (cross breed between yak and cow) on the trail above Lukla
Kusum Kanguru (6367 m) seen from Ghat
Morning views from Phakding. Pema Choling Gompa (monastery) is in the mists below.
Kids at Pema Choling Gompa (monastery) playing with our cameras
A house by the trail above Pahkding
Porters in Benkar
Jars of pickles by the trail
Local appleas sold by the trail
A stupa in Benkar
Mt. Thamserku (6608 m) seen from Benkar
Local family working their land. Shot near Monjo.
A juniper burner in a Jorsale lodge. Tibetan Buddhists burn juniper incense every morning in their houses.
Colorful laundry by the Everest trail
The high suspension bridge above the confluence of Dudh Kosi and Bhote Kosi rivers
Entering Namche Bazaar (3440 m)
Morning in Namche
Morning in Namche
Everest and Lhotse seen from above Namche
Lhotse (8516 m) is the 4th highest mountain on the planet. Its south face is 3200 m-high.
Holding Mt. Everest ;-)
The Saturday market (bazaar) in Namche Bazaar
Namche kids doing their homework
Kids going to school in Namche
Kids going to school in Namche
A Namche window
A perfect morning in a Namche coffee shop. Mt. Thamserku is in the background.
Prayer wheels line the walls of the Namche Gompa (monastery)
Night falling over Namche Bazaar. The ice-capped mountains on the horizon are Thamserku (6608 m) and Kusum Kanguru (6367 m)
A vendor selling kitchenware to the Khumbu villages. Shot on the trail above Namche.
The suspension bridge at Phungi Thanga
On the trail below Tengboche
Ama Dablam (6812 m) seen through the gate of Tengboche monastery
Inside the Tengboche monastery
A stupa mirroring Ama Dablam's perfect shape. Shot from the trail to Pangboche.
Ama Dablam (6812 m) from the trail to Pangboche
Climbers having breakfast in a Pangboche lodge
Dingboche (4400 m)
A stupa on the hill above Dingboche
A stupa on the hill above Dingboche. Ama Dablam (6812 m) is behind.
The trail above Dingboche. Ama Dablam (left) and Kangtega (right) are on the horizon.
Ama Dablam (6812 m) from above Dingboche
Ama Dablam seen through the prayer flags of the memorial site above Dughla.
The memorial site above Dughla.
Looking east from below Dzongla. To the right is Chola Tsho (lake).
The Everest trail just below Lobuche. On the horizon are Pumori, Lintren and Khumbutse - all on the border with Tibet (China)
The Everest trail just below Lobuche. On the horizon are Pumori, Lintren and Khumbutse - all on the border with Tibet (China). To the right is Nuptse (7861 m)
A porter carrying pipes with Pumori, Lintren and Khumutse towering behind
Nuptse seen from Lobuche in the evening
Enjoying a late afternoon from the lateral moraine of Khumbu Glacier. The glacier itself is to the right. On the horizon are Pumori (7161 m), Lintren (6713 m), Khumbutse (6639 m), and Nuptse (7861 m)
Looking north in the Khumbu Valley in late afternoon
Nuptse seen from Lobuche in the evening
Pumori before sunset. The black rock still in the sun under it is Kala Patthar (5645 m)
Nuptse from Gorakshep
Nuptse (7861 m)
Everest Base Camp (5350 m)
Kangtega (6782 m) - a view from Kala Patthar
Everest sunset from half way to Kala Patthar. The orange mountains on the horizon are Changtse, Everest's West Shoulder, Everest itself and Nuptse
Mt. Nuptse a minute before the sun set
Everest sunset from below Kala Patthar
Everest sunset from below Kala Patthar. This is less than a minute before the light goes out completely.