Occasional Climber

Khumbu – Lobuje to Gorak Shep to Kala Pattar

On the trail between Lobuje (4,930m) and Gorak Shep (5,100m)
Gorak Shep (5,150m) with, from left, Pumori (7,165m) towering over Kala Pattar (5,545m), Lingtren (6,749m), Khumbutse (6,665m) and the Lho La (6,026m) behind
Gorak Shep, with Lingtren (6,749m), Khumbutse (6,665m), the Lh0 La (6,026m) and the West shoulder (7,200m) of Mt Everest behind
Gorak Shep (5,150m) with Pumori (7,165m) towering over Kala Pattar (5,545m)
Inside the Lodge at Gorak Shep
Himalayan Snow Cocks on the moraine of the Khumbu glacier
Kala Pattar (5,545m), withPumori (7,165m) behind right
Gorak Shep, with Nuptse (7,873m) behind
Ascending Kala Pattar (5,545m). On the right Mount Everest peaks from behind the gigantic shoulder of Nuptse
Below the summit of Kala Pattar, a view back to Gorak Shep, nestled on the moraine of the Khumbu Glacier. Ama Dablam is just left of centre on the skyline
The magnificent panorama from the top of Kala Pattar (5,545m) - from left, Pumori (7,165m), Lingtren (6,749m), Khumbutse (6,665m), the Lh0 La (6,026m - directly above Everest Base Camp - 5,300m), Changtse (7,553m - directly above Loh La), the west shoulder and summit of Mount Everest (8,850m), Nuptse (7,873m) and Ama Dablam (6,856m) and the other lesser peaks of the Khumbu
From left, the Loh La (directly above Everest Base Camp - 5,300m), Changtse (7,543m - directly above Lh0 La), the west shoulder and summit of Mount Everest (8,850m) and Nuptse (7,873m)
The summit of Mount Everest (8,850m) and Nuptse (7,873m)
The top 1,000 metres of Mount Everest, viewed from the top of Kala Pattar (5,545m), across the Khumbu Glacier
The Yellow Band of Mount Everest. The summit (8,850m) is on the left skyline and South Summit (8,751m) at right. Between the two is the Hillary Step
Nuptse (7,873m)
Pumori (7,165m), from the top of Kala Pattar
Everest Base Camp (5,300m), beneath the Lho La (6,026m), with the Khumbu Icefall spilling down from the right
Everest Basecamp (5,300m)
Looking down the Khumbu Glacier from Kala Pattar. Peaks include, from left, Ama Dablam, Kangtega, Tamserku, Tawoche and Cholatse
Elated by the feeling of freedom on top of Kala Pattar (5,545m)
Ama Dablam (6,856m)
Heading back down the moraine of the Khumbu Glacier towards Lobuje. Tawoche and Cholatse are at right  > Everest Base Camp

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