Everest Three Passes Trek Photo Tour: Gokyo and Renjo La Pass

Photo tour of our days thirteen to seventeen on the Everest Base Camp Three Passes Trek.

 

sunrise climb to Gokyo Ri

 

Lina at the top of Gokyo Ri (5360m)

 

Prayer flags cut the Gokyo lakes at the top of Gokyo Ri

 

mountain flora popping out of the snow

 

Renjo La Pass?

 

interesting peaks just out from Renjo La Pass

 

Lina enjoying her scenic view coffee

 

so happy to be at the top of Renjo La Pass

 

Me, Everest, Lhotse, overlooking Gokyo

 

Lina soaking in the views on the other side of Renjo La pass... Today we feel like we're in the Lord of the Rings

 

Evolution of a Trecker

 

scenic Yaks graze on some of the first greenery we've seen in over a week

 

sunset in Thame

 

Thame Gompa

 

clothes dry on the walls of the Thame Gompa Monastery

 

Great views from the monastery

 

Thame Gompa Monastery

 

Lina with our guesthouse owner that summited Mt. Everest 13 times (his brother summited 23 times)

 

on our way back to Namche Baazar from Thame

 

we made it back to Namche Baazar!!

 

now time for our FIRST beer. Yes, we do not recommend alcohol while you are going up

 

Namche Baazar Gompa

 

but the crowds are thick now that we are back on the main Everest Base Camp route and we have reached high season

 

Orange flowers in full bloom, matching the prayer wheel

 

creamy blue water running through lush pine forests

 

Porters pack up soda for peak season. The delivery charge is included in the cost of your food

 

Our new Everest friends, Aly and Jaye, toasting to finishing our trekking!

 

short runway for even a plane of this size

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Read our tips for our thirteen through seventeen days of the Everest Three Passes Trek.

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