..Khumbu Khola : " November Nostalgia On Everest Base Camp 2012 "

..Khumbu Khola the perfect stream on the way to Pheriche valley 4240 m ,the coldest spot in the entire Khumbu region ( The windy place ) .It follows through the Valley from the Chola glacier to Shomare !

..my daughter Prinsiya's Raver !

..my daughter Prinsiya's " Raver " : trying to add a bit of ambiguity to my images instead of shooting conventional shots !

.. " Landscape at Trakshindu La Pass " - November Nostalgia On Everest Base Camp 2012 !

..superb view can be seen at Trakshindu La Pass 3071 m, just a short ascent on a Everest Base Camp trail through the forest from Ringmo !

.." Mt. Numbur 6959 m. " _ November Nostalgia On Everest Base Camp 2012 !

..Some of mine glimpses On Mt. Numbur 6959 m , known in Sharpa as " Shorong Yul Lha "(God Of the Solu), from Junbesi !

.. " Relics ; The skull & a Hand of a Yeti " - November Nostalgia On Everest Base Camp 2012 !

..The Pangboche Gompa  is the oldest in Khumbu and contains relics that were said to be the skull and a  hand of a Yeti ( Abominable snowman ) . Sir Edmund Hillary, Village headman konchok chumbi, Desmond Doig and Marlin Perkins took this relics to USA in 1960 to be examined by scientists. The scientists said the scalp was made from the skin of a serow, a member of the antelope family, but the Yeti legend still continues!

 

.. " Mt. Ama Dablam " - November Nostalgia On Everest Base Camp 2012 !

.."Ama" means mother and "Dablam" means charm box, and a special pendant worn by elder sherpa women that holds precious items.The mountain has a hanging glacier that resembles a dablam and the two extending ridges are outstretched like a maternal embrance. Ama Dablam is the mountain in the Himalaya range of the eastern Nepal.The main peak is 6,812 m. the lower western peak is 5,563 m. Ama Dablam dominates the eastern sky for any one trekking to mount Everest base camp and may be the most captured peak in the Khumbu region.It was first climbed on 13 March 1961 by Mike Gill (NZ), Barry Bishop (USA), Mike Ward (UK) and Wally Romanes (NZ) via the southwest ridge. Ama Dablam is the third most popular Himalayan peak !

.. " The Tengboche Monastey " - November Nostalgia On Everest Base Camp 2012 !

..Tenboche Monastery(spelled Thyangboche),founded by Lama Gulu, a monk from Khumjung , on the construction of the abbot of Rongbuk monastery in Tibet. Construction of the main temple buildin' was completed in 1919. An earthquake destroyed the gompa in 1934, killing Lama Gulu. The temple was rebuilt a few years later and the remains of the founding lama were buried inside the gompa. On January 19 1989 a fire devastated the monastery . Much of the  monastery's extensive collection of books,paintings and religious  relics was saved ,but the entire gompa building was destroyed . The new gompa was consecrated in 1993 September.Tengboche is the largest and most active monastery in Khumbu !

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.." The Dudh Kosi River " - November Nostalgia On Everest Base Camp 2012 !

 Flowing down from the Everest region, the Dudh Koshi is the greatest  river of eastern Nepal. The last 32 km of Dudh Koshi is highly recommended for rafting.
 The Larja Bridge, a narrow metal swing bridge 120 m long, strung with Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags , over the Dudh kosi river below the Namche !