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Lakes, forests, lots of open spaces... just Ontario ;-)
Lakes, forests, lots of open spaces... just Ontario ;-)
Lhonak is situated at the edge of a dry lake near the lateral moraine of Kanchenjunga Glacier - just a few kilometers from the borders with India and Tibet. It is cold and wind-swept and desolate but stunningly beautiful in its own right.
Kambachen (4145 m) is the next stop above Ghunsa towards Kanchenjunga's North base camp. It offers some of the best views of one of the world's most beautiful and difficult to climb mountains - Jannu (7710 m)
My favorite pictures from around Kathmandu. Visiting popular sightseeing destinations like Durbar Square, Bodhnath, Pashupatinath, Swayambhunath, Bhaktapur and Patan.
Lakes, forests, lots of open spaces... just Ontario ;-)
A couple of days spent in Ghunsa - the most important village in the north valley of Kanchenjunga. Snow covered the village after we arrived and completely changed the scenery within a night.
These pictures are from a long day of crossing of a series of passes between Kanchenjunga's south and north valleys. The day begins with a steep ascent and ends with an even steeper descent into the village of Ghunsa. Great views in all directions and lot
This is one of the reasons people do the Kanchenjunga trek! A couple of perfect days at high altitude, lots of sun and snow and big mountains all along the way.
Pictures from the higher and wilder part of the Kanchenjunga South trek. There are no villages here, only a few lodges most of which were closed in March. This is the place where green disappears and gives way to barren rocky landscapes and big icy mounta
Some of my favorites from the first part of the Kanchenjunga trek. Most of the walk here is at low altitudes of about 2000 m, the scenery is green and it is full of warm and friendly people.
Scenes and faces from Kathmandu and its surroundings: Thamel, Bodhnath, Pashupatinath, Swayambhunath and Kokhana
Two classic tourist destinations around Kathmandu: the ancient cities of Patan and Bhaktapur
Pictures from my latest trip to Nepal in March 2014. It covers Kathmandu and its surroundings as well as the main purpose of the trip - a trekking around Kanchenjunga (8586 m), the third highest mountain on the planet.