Ashok Stupa in Patan


The Friendship Bridge - Nepal left, Tibet right


Classic view of the Rongbuk monastery, stupa and glacier leading up to Mount Everest


Overnight snow at Camp 2


Lhakpa Ri


At the top of LHAKPA RI, 23,114ft - 7,045m, higher than anywhere else in the World apart from the Himalayas


Mount Everest (North-East Ridge) and the North Col, as seen from Lhakpa Ri


Group at the North Col (23,163ft - 7,060m), North Ridge of Mount Everest behind


View back up the face of the North Col - steep and thoroughly exhausting with the scarcity of oxygen in the air


Ice formations


JMGG Yak Man


Back at the Summit Hotel, Patan
Standing: JMGG; Derek; Paul; Roger Parker; Pema (Sirdar); Gerry; Roger Smith (main leader); George
Sitting: Ongchhu; Simon; Aangdu; Terry (2 i/c); Pasang; Dawa (Cook); Bahadur (Asst. Cook)

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