Project 52 Week 20 - The Everest Range

After a monster day climbing up to Namche, which included our first view of the great mountain, we took a rest day to acclimbatize before setting off further up the range to Dole. On the following morning we set off and the weather was relatively clear. As we winded around the mountain out of Namche towards Phortse Tenga, we passed several stupas including the Tenzing Norgay/Sir Edmund Hillary memorial. From there the views of some of the most famous mountains in the area was spectacular, though the high position of the sun wreaked havoc with image quality, there was no denying the beauty of the scene. Everest is poking its head up over the Nuptse Ridge, with Lhotse rearing towards the middle and then Ama Dablams famous pillar is on the right. Bottom left of image you can see the trail that continues on around the mountain before it forks to head up the Gokyo valley, or head down to the river and back up for Tengboche, of which you can just see a few buildings, low centre of image. Another great moment that really solidified our presence in the Himalaya and the excitement of what we may yet see!!

Everest, Lohtse, Ama Dablam, on the trail from Namche Bazaar