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Year Taken |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Gorak Shep |
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Gorak Shep is at the foot of Kala Pattar and is the closest settlement to Everest Base Camp. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Gorak Shep |
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The 6606m high Lho La Pass with the Tibetan peak Changtse (7205m) beyond. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Gorak Shep |
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Nuptse (7879m) with its icefall. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Gorak Shep |
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The Nuptse icefall and a small glacial lake. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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Trekkers gathering at the 5545m high Kala Pattar. Beyond is Pumori (7145m) on the Nepal-Tibet border. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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View Northwards to the head of the valley from the top of Kala Pattar. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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View towards the black, pyramidal Everest. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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Everest (8848m) and Nuptse (7879m) with the bump of Lhotse between them. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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The view to the Khumbu Glacier and Gorak Shep. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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The view South to the Khumbu Glacier and the Changri Shar Glacier. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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The Changri Shar Glacier. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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The conical Pumori (7145m). Kala Pattar is part of this mountain. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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Nuptse (7879m). |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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Sagarmatha (Nepalese), Chomolunga (Tibetan), Everest (English). This is the world's highest mountain at 8848m, viewed from Kala Pattar. This photo dedicated to the memory of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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The Khumbu Icefall from Everest and Nupse and the Khumbu Glacier. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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Seracs on the Khumbu Glacier. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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Eastern glacier from Pumori. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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The Pumori icefall. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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The South Col between Everest and Lhotse. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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Thick ice on Nuptse. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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Lobuche East (6119m) with its icefall. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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Lobuche West (6143m) with its icefall. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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The Lobuche West icefall and glacier. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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The Southern glacier from Pumori. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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Glacial lakes between Pumori and Lobuche West. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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Ama Dablam (6856m) is visible from the next valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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A high altitude glacier. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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The Khumbu Glacier descending towards the South with the trail along the near side. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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Amphu Lepcha (6430m) in the neighbouring Imja Khola Valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Khumbu Valley |
Kala Pattar |
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Kangtega (6685m) and Tramserku (6608m) in the next valley. The clouds are lower than the 5545m of Kala Pattar. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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Ama Dablam and the Imja Khola Valley from the entrance to the Gokyo Valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Phortse |
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Phortse (3810m) is set on a high shelf above the valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Phortse |
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The village cascades on the hillside. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Phortse |
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Phortse is a Sherpa village. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Phortse |
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A homestead with cows. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Phortse |
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Collecting the harvest. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Phortse |
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The valley walls tower above the village. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Phortse |
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Phortse on its shelf with Ama Dablam (6856m). |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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Bridge crossing the river. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Dhole |
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Dhole is a village perched on a flat area of the valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Dhole |
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Dhole is at 4080m. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Dhole |
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Stone house and autumn colours. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Dhole |
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View of the village from the upper valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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The valley above the tree line. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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The snow capped Cho Oyu (8188m). |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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The steep and barren valley walls. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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The trail ascends over the moor-like terrain. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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The spectacular walls of the valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Lhabarma |
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Lhabarma is at 4320m. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Lhabarma |
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Stone houses among autumn colours. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Lhabarma |
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The view North from the village. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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The upper valley is very desolate. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Macherma |
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Macherma is set on the flat valley floor at 4465m. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Macherma |
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After a brief snow fall. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Macherma |
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View from the river. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Macherma |
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The upper valley is shrouded in cloud. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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Landscape at the edge of the glacial morraine. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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Clouds obscurring snow capped peaks. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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Porters walking towards Cho Oyu. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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Phang is a summer settlement at 4550m. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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The terminal morraine of the Ngozumpa Glacier. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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View of the valley from the glacial morraine. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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The trail ascends alongside the morraine. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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The edge of the Ngozumpa Glacier, the largest in Nepal. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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Waterfall and trail by the Ngozumpa Glacier. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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Frozen stream. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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Trekkers ascending the glacier. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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Rocky landscape next to the glacier. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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The first and smallest of the valley's five lakes at 4680m. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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Taboche Lake, is at 4710m. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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The valley narrows after Taboche Lake. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
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Gokyo Lake (4745m) with Gokyo and Cho Oyu (8188m), the world's sixth highest mountain. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo |
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Gokyo (4750m) is the highest settlement in the valley and is inhabited only in the warmer months. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo |
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Trekkers' lodge. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo |
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Dawn mist on the lake. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo |
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Gokyo Peak (5483m) overlooks the lake and provides superb views which include four of the world's ten highest mountains. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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A resting yak on Gokyo Peak. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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View of the head of the valley and the Ngozumpa Glacier. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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The Ngozumpa Glacier flanked by snow capped peaks. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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View across the valley to Everest and Lhotse. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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Everest (left - 8848m) and Lhotse (8516m) from the 5483m high Gokyo Peak. These are the first and fourth highest mountains in the world. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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Southern view to Taboche Lake. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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High altitude landscape to the East. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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High altitude glacier. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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Spectacular views to the North. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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View of the tiny settlement of Gokyo (4750m), the three lakes and the 1.5km wide Ngozumba Glacier. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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The torquoise Gokyo Lake and the summer settlement of Gokyo overlooked by the jagged peaks of Cholatse (6440m) and Tawoche (6542m). |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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The torquoise Gokyo Lake, the settlement of Gokyo and the Ngozumpa Glacier. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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Ngozumpa (7846m) and its extensive wall of ice. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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The Ngozumpa ice fall at the head of the valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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Gyachung Kang (7922m). |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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The Ngozumpa Glacier is the largest in Nepal, 17km long and 2km at its widest. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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Chumbu (6820m). |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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Kangchung (6089m). |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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View of Pumori (7145m) and Changtse (7205m) in the Khumbu Valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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The snow covered Nangpa La Pass (5716m) to Tibet is an ancient trading route. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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Snow covered and glaciated peaks. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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Snow covered valley. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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Gokyo Lake. |
1990 |
Nepal |
Everest Trek |
Gokyo Valley |
Gokyo Peak |
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Cho Oyu, the world's sixth highest mountain (8188m) is at the head of the Gokyo Valley. |
1990 |