Photo tour of our days nine to twleve on the Everest Base Camp Three Passes Trek.
Walking along the Khumbu Glacier towards Gorak Shep
This is really one of the only Everest Base Camp signs we've seen. Took it in a snow storm
First sighting of Everest Base Camp (orange tent in the distance)
crossing the Khumbu Glacier
Everest Base Camp scenery
glaciers beyond Everest Base Camp
Lina and I with a French paper stating that we are at Everest Base Camp
Lina and a bird at Everest Base Camp
Group photo at Everest Base Camp
Lina and I at Everest Base Camp
Everest Base Camp 2013
Small Expedition at Everest Base Camp
Way to Mt. Everest?
Khumbu Glacier
hiking up to Kala Patthar for sunrise
the clouds start to clear the mountains before sunrise on Kala Patthar
Mt. Everest sunrise
sunrise on Kala Patthar
sunrise on Kala Patthar
Which one is Mt. Everest?
Waiting for sunrise on our hike up Kala Patthar
Mt. Everest sunrise
Lina waitng for sunrise on Kala Patthar
Lina waiting for sunrise on Kala Patthar
Himalayan sunrise
Himalayan sunrise
climbing to Kala Patthar
climbing Kala Patthar
Himalayas. Amadablam in the far distance
nearing the top of Kala Patthar
nearing the top of Kala Patthar
nearing the top of Kala Patthar
the climb to Kala Patthar
Lina is making her way up Kala Patthar... as fast as she can
literally almost to the top of Kala Patthar
looking out from Kala Patthar
looking out from Kala Patthar
Lina looking out from Kala Patthar
Lina made it to the top of Kala Patthar
We both made it to the top of Kala Patthar!
exciting to be at the top of Kala Patthar!
Prayer flags glow in front of Lhotse
Lina is quite happy to be at the top fo Kala Patthar
Lina looking towards Everest and Lhotse
Looking down from Kala Patthar
Kala Patthar
Lina hanging out on Kala Patthar
sunrise over Mt. Everest and Lhotse
prayer flags on Kala Patthar
Kala Patthar, Everest, Lhotse
Coming back down to Gorak Shep
Snow is starting to come down on our way from Gorak Shep to Dzongla, but the lake still glows a beautiful glacial blue
the trail to Dzongla
Eerie beauty
A long day, almost to Snow is starting to come down on our way from Gorak Shep to Dzongla
Almost to Dzongla
Dzongla!
Ole' man Rotem
Made it to Dzongla!
Dzongla sunrise
Dzongla, surrounded by snow
frozen clothing in Dzongla
looking back towards Dzongla on our way to Cho La Pass
The way to Cho La Pass
The trail to Cho La Pass
The trail to Cho La Pass
hiking through the morning mist on our way to Cho La Pass
We're glad we left early as the fog is chasing us up the mountains
and Dzongla is completely fogged over
towards Cho La?
Kedem happy to be on the move after a day trapped in Dzongla
Kedem and Lina
Lina also happy for the climb... I think she is looking forward to coffee
The lower clouds are where we came from in Dzongla
climbing to Cho La Pass
Looking back beyond Dzongla
Team photos on (NOT) Cho La Pass
The trail from Dzongla
Lina and I on our way to Cho La Pass
A Backpacker's Tale: The trail from The trail from Dzongla to Cho La Pass
Lina, Nadav too happy because they think we're already at Cho La Pass
Matan and Rotem cooking down some snow to make scenic viewpoint coffee
Everyone is anxious for coffee
team coffee huddle!
Rotem pouring liquid mountain gold
Lina and her coffee
as I said, scenic viewpoint coffee
scenic viewpoint coffee
frozen prayer flags
making our way to the real Cho La Pass (and there is still snow on the ground)
making our way towards the real Cho La Pass
snow climbing our way to Cho La Pass
of course it still includes scenic mountain views
prayer flags spotted!
Tip: to make it down a snowy mountain, use your buttocks. Improvement on comfort if you're wearing Gortex pants
And down!
cool glacier, no pun intended
cool glacier close-up
Cho La Pass!
Lina making a snow angel in Cho La Pass
black bird of the Himalayas, watching over Cho La Pass
Glacier
Himalayan Black Bird
Time for yet another butt descent
but descent!
baby cows? yaks? eating grass out of the wall
Dragnag
heading out from Dragnag towards Gokyo
a flag marks the entrance to the Ngozumba Glacier
boulder fields next to the Ngozumba Glacier
Lina posing before entering the Ngozumba Glacier
Lina and Kedem crossing the Ngozumba Glacier
Rainbow in a glacial puddle
rainbow in a glacial puddle: perspective
climbing over the rubble brought down by the Ngozumba glacier
Lina's new brothers
skipping rocks on a glacial lake
Gokyo is somewhere over there
Glaciers move, so the rocks on top of them aren't exactly stable
Himalays
good luck stone piles
sheer icefall into the glacial lake
Himalayas
Glacial reflections
Gokyo!
Taking a load off at the viewpoint before Gokyo
Lina prefers to do viewpoint Yoga
Reflections of Gokyo
Gokyo sunset
Gokyo sunset
Gokyo sunset
Gokyo sunet
Gokyo sunset
More Mt. Everest
Read our tips for our nine through twelve days of the Everest Three Passes Trek.
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