Sunday, March 27, 2011

Nepal in pictures


Morning ritual - tea with yaks milk

Trekking day 1 with heavy backpacks!

Crossing our 1st of many bridges. 4 hrs in to day 1 - 4hrs to go!

Looking at our map - to avoide getting lost again!

Day 1 complete - 8hrs later!

Jimmy, Chitre and Katchima aka crazy Belgian!

1st day of snow - many to go freezing my best bits off!

Pic with one of the local kids

Sign post for Winky

Jimmy in the snow storm

More snow...

Trying to defrost the fingers and toes

Top of La Throng pass 3570 meters

Shelter at last

Chinese laundry - clothes soaked through from the snow

Pituresque

View of the pass we just climbed

1st class shower and toilet facilities

Fingers crossed wont be needing it

Outside one of the many beautiful Monastries

Gompa

Amazing views with Lukla as backdrop

Turning the Prayer wheels for luck

Mani prayer wall on way up to Namche Bazaar

Tourists

Highest bridge of Himalaya, just below Namche

1st views of Everest

View with Namche as backdrop

Road to EBC

King of the world

More amazing scenery

Monk prayer book

Tengboche is frozen

Jimmy with Everest in background


Decent from Namche

Light load for a porter

Lukla airstrip


Back in KTM - Jimmy after being blessed by a Saadu
Streets of Kathmandu



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