Nepal Expedition (Jan 2006)

Welcome to my blog. Scroll down to see some of the best photos from my adventures. First are some pictures from my most recent trip to Nepal.

A photo taken in Namche Bazaar on the Everest Trail. Everything used on the trail has to be carried up the mountain by Porter or Yak. It takes 6-7 days for them to reach this point.
Sunrise over Kathmandu. It is not a beautiful or clean city but it is interesting. The heavy pollution from burning rubbish, industry and India can be seen covering the sun.

The old city of Bhaktapur is cleaner, quieter, and nicer than Kathmandu. It is much more traditional. You can see people working in traditional ways amongst simple but interesting buildings. Some places in the city you feel like you are in a wold 500 years ago.

From the Khubmu Glacier looking north to everest basecamp and Tibet. We climbed up a mountain to the left, overlooking the icefall and Everest on the right. Up at this altitude (5550m - 18,500 ft) everything is an effort. There is less than half the oxygen of sea level, 40% of your energy is taken by breathing. Less energy is left over for everyhting else. We set out for the Summit of Kala Pathar before sunrise. It was about -20 celsius.

The sunsets always created an eirie light.