Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Christmas/New Years in Europe 2007/2008


Zurich at night again.


Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Friday, April 28, 2006
More USA (2001-2005)
Here are some more phots from my travels in the USA (text updates to follow)
Californian Redwood forest north of San Francisco. The San Francisco bay area is often covered in fog. This effect was created when the fog mixed with bright sunshine.
Tahoe panorama from Diamond Peak. This is 5 photos joined together. It shows a typical day at Diamond Peak looking down Crystal Ridge towards the lake.
Driving in a blizzard (notice the snow building up on the bonnet - it started to jam the wipers and block our view so we had to stop and remove it regularly). On this day it took me hours to get over the Mt Rose pass - normally would take 45 minutes. It was the start of a storm that delivered almost 6 meters of snow in 2 weeks.
It was always very interesting to drive in the snow. You had to battle extremely slippery roads, non-existent visibility, doors freezing shut, air intakes blocking with ice, and fatigue from the level of concentration required.

Snowing in Inlcine Village, Lake Tahoe. When it snowed, everything got covered creating a surreal effect.
Monday, April 24, 2006
Nepal Expedition (Jan 2006) - Page 3
I haven't uploaded in a while. Here are some new photos from my Nepal collection.










Sunday, February 26, 2006
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.
Nepal Expedition (Jan 2006) - Page 2
Here are some pics from my recent trip to Nepal.










Monday, February 20, 2006
Skiing





And another one where I just clipped the lip causing me to do a front flip and slide down the hill. Funny for all watching.