Everest 2012

Cholatse rises at sunset above the Khumbu Glacier, Nepal.

Pumori towers above Gorak Shep, the highest settlement in the Khumbu. Kala Pattar rises as the black hill below Pumori, with Chumbu on the left.

The serrated massif of Cholatse rises from the clouds above the Khumbu Valley, Nepal.

A climber rappels down steep terrain from the West Shoulder of Mount Everest, Nepal. Nuptse rises behind and the vast valley of the Western Cwm is visible below.

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The stunning pyramid of Melungtse, rises from the shadows of the Himalaya at sunrise, as seen from 23,000 feet on the West Ridge Headwall, Mount Everest, Nepal.

Karma Tsering Sherpa, a legendary elder in the Khumbu Valley of Nepal, takes a break from carving ceremonial mani stones near his home in Phortse.

Everest Group from Pumori Camp I

Gigapixel panorama of Mount Everest from Camp 1 on neighboring Pumori, Nepal. From left to right, visible peaks are Lingtren, Khumbutse, Changtse, the West Shoulder, Lhotse, Nuptse, Ama Dablam, Kangtega, Thamserku, Tawoche, and Cholatse, among many others. The Khumbu Icefall sits in the center, and when zoomed in climbers are clearly visible in the upper sections. Want to interact with this panorama and learn more about what you're seeing? Visit Jake Norton's unDefined Blog post here: https://jakenorton.com/visit-everest-virtually/