Aramcon Everest Trek

Contributed by Marian Leighton on 8 December 2008

Under: Travel and Leisure
Our campsite below Tengboche Monastery. Careful crossing a slippery bridge leaving Dughla. Marian Porter passing large Mani stone The long way back… The last part of the trek up to Kala Patthar. View of Everest from Kala Patthar. Gorak Shep and the Khumbu glacier from part way down from Kala Patthar. On Kala Patthar with Everest in background. Our intrepid kitchen staff! Scott Fischer’s memorial chorten at Dughla Pass. Grazing dzos Hostile terrain at our campsite at Dhugla where we spent a night on the way up and another on the way down. Grazing yaks above Dingboche. Breakfast table with a view! Evening sky above Dingboche. Parabolic Stove Rest day at Dingboche. The group at Syangboche above Namche Bazaar with Everest in the background. One of the first mountain views as we trekked out of Phakding. Porter with pig carcass- we all become vegetarian! Tengboche Monastery Everest from our campsite above Tengboche Monastery at dawn. Thirsty yak Blue pine cones, maybe blue spruce? Another mountain view. Dornier plane (Agni Air) about to take off from Lukla airport. Everest from Kala Patthar. Dzos crossing a bridge. Dick, Duffy, Ganu in front of a wall of mani stones and a chorten. Last views from flight out of Lukla. Morning mountain view from Lukla airport terminal. Nepali boy. Yeti skull What a load! Young Tibetan girl in Kumjung.
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