Climbers arrive at the final headwall of the Second Step on the Northeast Ridge of Mount Everest, Tibet. The prominent, pyramidal peak in the background is Khartaphu.
The Sutlej River, Langqen Zangpo as it is known in Tibet, cuts through the vivid, painting-like landscape of western Tibet between Tirthapuri and Tholing.
A mani wall adorned with yak skulls sits on a hill near the Guru Rinpoche Gompa (monastery) at Tirthapuri, above the Langqen Zangbo (Sutlej) River, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet.
