This is a selection of 25 pictures from our Himalayan Jaunt in Aug-Sep 1999. Most files are in the 50 kilobyte range so if you are using a modem it might take a while to load. I apologize for the resolution but I shrunk them to reduce the sizes. Enjoy !
  • Our route through Nepal/Tibet
  • Pretty Gladiola, Summit Hotel, Kathmandu
  • The 1600 ft mud airstrip at Simikot (9600'). The arrival and departure of planes provide excitement for the local residents
  • Spectacular waterfall along the trail
  • Following the Karnali River along the trail in Nepal
  • Nice sunflowers near a Nepali village
  • The local kids with Dipak at the Muchu police checkpost
  • Butterfly near Yari village
  • An eagle circling us at Sipsip meadows waiting for weary hikers to collapse. No such luck for the eagle !
  • A Yak herd at the Nepal-Tibet border crossing (12000')
  • Landcruisers with Gurla Mandhata peak (25000') in the background
  • Raksas Tal (Lake) with Mt. Kailas in the background
  • The twelve Himalayan ``Fool''-hardies with Kailas in the background
  • Prayer flags near the North Face of Kailas (17000')
  • The third eye of Shiva on the South-West face of Kailas
  • Sunset at the campsite on the Tibetan plateau
  • Siberian cranes ?
  • Annapurna and Dhaulagiri massif from the Tibetan plateau.The 7th and 10th highest peaks in the world.
  • Rongbuk Glacier from Everest Base Camp (17,500'). Everest summit is clouded over.
  • The Kumbhakarna Himal Range
  • Makalu peeping out above the clouds; the 5th highest mountain in the world.
  • Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse - A monastery for the Panchen Lama
  • A local carrying a leather boat on his back along the Brahmaputra river.
  • Potala Palace, Lhasa - the former seat of government in Tibet
  • Norbulingka Palace - the exiled Dalai Lama's summer palace
  • The Jokhang - the holiest of Tibetan temples.
  • Kanchenjunga, the third highest peak in the world, on the flight back between Lhasa and Kathmandu
  • Some pictures/info from the Everest vicinity