Thursday 23 May 2013

Pictures from BC - Lhotse 2013


Here is a small selection of pictures taken whilst at Everest base camp this year. 

I hope you enjoy them.

Porter on way to BC with reserves

Lama reading prayers at puja ceremony

Hamant, Kenton and I at Pumori C1

Sherpa fixing his crampon before heading back up!

Yak at BC with Bill Crouse in the background

Sizing up the crampons

Customising crampons

Bill Crouse at BC

Porter strolling through BC

Labelling oxygen bottles for the mountain

Dorjee

Me on route to Pumori C1
(Bill Crouse)

Taking it easy at Pumori C1, looking over at Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse
(Bill Crouse)

Head shot, thinking of the task ahead

Prayer flags at Dawn

Taking a stroll to Pumori C1
(Bill Crouse)

Bill taking shots of Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse

A stroll way above BC

Me with Everest dwarfing the Khumbu Valley
(Bill Crouse)

Burning juniper at the puja

Dorjee assigned to the kitchen!

Reflection
(Bill Crouse)

Hermanta

Weighing in loads for going up!

Bill working the camera

Chilling in the kitchen with the sherpas at BC

DO SUMMIT GOOD

Cold, white BC

My tent at night, could of done with a tripod....

Khumbu icefall and west shoulder of Everest

BC at night

Jahbu and local porter unloading reserves

Jahbu unloading fuel

Welcome to EBC

A local porter and his yak

Kenton, Hamant and Bill on there way back to BC

Simone Moros chopper

Landed and unloaded

Sherpa team for 2013 (over 50 summits between them)

Helicopter heading off

A beautiful morning at BC

Searching for team members in the icefall

Drying Boots in the mid day sun



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