I'm not really sure how to proceed. I took about 300 pictures on the trek. I am going to just put up a bunch in time line order and then give a little blurb about each. My thoughts etc will have to come later. I also made the pictures pretty small and not the best quality so I could put up more than usual....sorry.
This is the lowest part of the trek. Just after the Airport.
There were quite a few suspension bridges lower down in the canyons to cross. Oh yeah and fun Yaks to share the trail with!
This is Namche which is the main "town" in the Kumbu region. Email, international calls, laundry, shopping, a bakery! It is quite luxurious. And it is has fantastic views!
The people carve and paint rocks with Buddhist's mantras...
View of Namche from the top...
Just above Namche is a village called Kunde. There they have to nicest hospital that I have seen in Nepal. It is amazing. They are support by Canadians and see patients from all over the Everest region. I had a great time taking a tour there and meeting the doctors and health workers. They loved that I could speak some Nepali. Maybe next year I can do an elective there....
There are two main directions out of Namche. One leads to Everest and the other up a canyon called Gokyo canyon. We went up the Gokyo area first and then over a pass to Everest....but that is getting ahead! At the top of that canyon is Cho Oyu, which is the sixth highest mountain in the world. Ain't it a beauty!! This was my first view.
Cho Oyu!!!
Gokyo is famous for the Six Sacred Lakes. This is number 2.
Lake 2
The valleys are made by cool glaciers...and they are beautiful!
This is lake three..at sunrise...right out of the door where we stayed!
Glacier again this time from above the 5th lake looking down the canyon...
Me and the Glacier. This point is called the Scoundrel's view of Everest, but it was cloudy and we couldn't see much of it. Actually from here you can see four of the tallest mountains. We only saw the glacier.
This is the Cho Oyu base camp that is no longer used. This is above the Sixth lake that hardly anyone goes to, but of course we did!
This picture was taken the first time I was at 17,000 ft!
We met some wonderful friends from Holland. Flor and Tim we traveled together for about three days!
There is a peak called Gokyo Ri (Ri means peak) that is one of the best places to see Everest etc, but of course even with waiting an extra day we only saw fog. Oh and this cool Yak chillin'.
Frozen prayer flags at the top of Gokyo Ri...
Liz looking at the wonderful view!!
So we left Gokyo and went to the Cho La (La means pass). And on the way we had to cross the glacier. This is a glacial lake. Brrr..
Some days the mountains would just pop out like this!!
Well that is all for now folks!! To the bottom of the pass....
Rick
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