NEPAL 1999
Massif of Everest. The summit is on the right site.
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Lhotse 8516 m. above sea level.
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Region of Annapurna.
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A girl living at an altitude3750 m. ASL. In the background there is the snowy summit of South Annapurna.
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Glacier tongue of Annapurna.
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Me in the Kingdom of everlasting snow - track to the Everest Base Camp.
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Mt. Everest and Lhotse in one mountain range (massif ).
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The pinnacle of Machhapuchare 6997m above sea level.
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The top of Mt. Everest 8848m.
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A raven and prayer flags on the top of Kala Pattar 5545m.
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Somewhere on trail between Jiri and lukla on my way under Everest
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Donkeys transport provisions and food. The first decorated donkey with with a bell is the leader.
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I shared with Sherpa people both my heavy, overweighted backpack and our lunch breaks.
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The loads carried by Nepalese porters often exceeds what is permissible norm. They walk through the jungle, valleys and mountains to its highest parts for several days.
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A little girl working in the field.
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A woman threshing millet.
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A sheep market in a village.
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A swing made of bamboo sticks.
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The salesman chases away flies sitting on the meat, which is sold far from any norms of hygiene.
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After around 4 hours water reaches 100°C. Rice left in the morning is ready for lunch.
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My climb to the Machhapuchare (6997m) Base Camp.
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Prayer wheels. Buddhists swirl the prayer wheels sending to heaven prayers written on them.
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A Buddhist monk chisels words of prayer in Tibetan language.
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A villager threshes beans.
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Resting wanderer.
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Nepalese villager.
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Sadhu waits for an alms in a temple.
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Hindu fakir.
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Inhabitant of Kathmandu.
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In high mountains due to cold temperature children are constantly snotty.
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The holiday called TIKA is greatest holiday in Nepal. It is a tradition to put a mixture of rice, sour milk and tika powder on foreheads.
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Locals from mountains called Sherpa people.
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Funeral ceremony of burning body (1/6).
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Funeral ceremony of burning body (2/6).
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Funeral ceremony of burning body (3/6).
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Funeral ceremony of burning body (4/6).
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Funeral ceremony of burning body (5/6).
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Funeral ceremony of burning body (6/6).
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Puppets.
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Svayambunath temple in Kathmandu.
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Prayer wheels.
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A statue of Buddha by the entrance to the Svayambunath hill and temple.
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Kathmandu.
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A huge tree growing on the little temple.
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