Prayer flags and the all-seeing Eyes of Buddha at Bodhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Pigeons flutter in front of the all-seeing Eyes of Buddha at Bodhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Trekkers silhouetted against the south face of Lhotse with Mount Everest rising behind; in the Khumbu Valley, Nepal.
Ama Dablam and Lhotse rise out of the Khumbu Valley, Nepal.
Trekkers silhouetted against the south face of Lhotse with Mount Everest rising behind; at the Sherpa Tenzing Norgay Memorial Chorten above Namche Bazaar in the Khumbu Valley, Nepal.
A half moon rises above towering seracs in the Khumbu Icefall, Mount Everest, Nepal.
Crossing a crevasse in the Khumbu Icefall, Mount Everest, Nepal.
The twirled summit of Khumbutse rises into the vivid blue sky as seen from near Camp 1 in the Western Cwm on Mount Everest, Nepal.
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A huge avalanche from the West Shoulder of Mount Everest explodes into the Khumbu Icefall and races toward Basecamp.
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The remains of an Eastern Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis nipalensis) at 26,000 feet at the South Col on Mount Everest. This specimen is likely one of the three found by the Indian Everest Expedition on May 23, 1960. See:https://ia802809.us.archive.org/34/items/biostor-149463/biostor-149463.pdf
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The South Col - Camp 4 - on the Southeast Ridge Route of Mount Everest. The main climbing route to the summit rises above.
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Jake Norton standing on the eastern edge of the South Col - Camp 4 - on Mount Everest. Visible behind are Makalu, Chomolunzo, and Kangchenjunga. Just over my left shoulder is Kangchungtse, separated from Makalu by the Makalu La.
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Panorama of climbers ascending the final 250 feet of the Southeast Ridge of Everest as viewed from the top of the Hillary Step, on May 19, 2009.
A climber descends from Camp 1 into the Khumbu Icefall on Mount Everest, Nepal.
Sunset and cloud paint the landscape outside of Everest Basecamp, Nepal. The visible peak in the distance is Tawoche.
