People in Action
From exhilaration to exhaustion (and back!), a wide range of individual experiences is revealed in these closeups.
22 Photographs
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The days always started with a cheerful serving of hot “Sherpa tea,” the most welcome possible sight when the temperature dropped into the teens!
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The two Daves, still looking clean and well-groomed... it must be early in the trip!
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Andy enjoys an afternoon mug of hot lemonade - a tradition we became very fond of.
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Ed looks comfortably perched on a sunny rock.
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Jon waits eagerly for lunch to be served.
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Elaine enjoys dipping her feet in an icy cold creek. They didn’t stay in for long!
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One of our youngest porters manages a smile as he passes us going up a hill!
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Rex relaxes in a comfortable spot while his Paparazzi snap away!
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Dave and Tracey pause in front of Thamserku...
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...while this pint-size porter carries his load on past us.
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Godwin and Toni look at home in these mountains.
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Dave takes a little siesta after a satisfying lunch.
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Godwin and a mini-portable computer... checking his email...?!
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An early arrival into camp gives Tracey a chance to do some laundry
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Heather has her 3-bowl wash system all worked out!
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A happy couple (Helen and Dave) smiles with the spirit of Christmas in the mountains.
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A sunny room at Gokyo gives Simon a chance to stretch out...
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...while Jon and Elaine relax a bit...
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...and Rex listens to the daily sports broadcast.
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Heather and Ed take it easy too.
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The team surveys our route across the glacier towards Cho La Pass.
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An exuberant Helen declares victory at the top of the pass.