hiking above 4000m in the high Himalayas, you’ll be making your way through alpine wastelands accompanied only by grey boulders, dwarf vegetation sticking close to the ground, bitterly cold winds and silent snowcapped giants towering high above you… shortly after
Ama Dablam – #HimalayaDailyBites
from sunrise till sunset, between Tengboche and Dingboche, your eyes will be irresistibly attracted by the stunning snowcapped pyramid of Ama Dablam glowing in the sun as your ever-present companion all through the day. famous for its exquisite beauty, Ama
Pangboche – #HimalayaDailsBites
a picturesque trail through dense rhododendron forests dripping with Spanish moss leads to the highest suspension bridge in Khumbu Valley, dangling in the ever-thinner air at roughly 3900m. recently built above a previous bridge destroyed by a landslide during the
Tengboche – #HimalayaDailyBites
roughly halfway to Everest Base Camp, after an arduous push up a steep spur covered with picturesque pine and rhododendron trees, you will eventually be greeted by an exquisitely decorated kani gate marking the entrance to the small settlement of
Tengboche Gompa – #HimalayaDailyBites
as evening sets in, a deep eerie sound penetrates the silence, like a calling from beyond this earthly world…it is the Tibetan Buddhist conch shell trumpet used to call both monks and laymen alike to prayer, whose penetrating sound symbolizes
Himalayan highway – #HimalayaDailyBites
as you hike up Khumbu’s many trekking trails, little do you imagine that the very footpaths you are stepping on are centuries old trading routes and herding tracks, used by countless generations of traders, pilgrims, porters, government officials and herders,
Khumjung Gompa and its yeti scalp – #HimalayaDailyBites
set right at the very base of Khumbila (5761m), in an atmospheric small square, hemmed by a grove of peace-inducing pine trees, and with a spectacular backdrop of high snowcapped peaks, Khumjung’s Samten Choling Gompa is Khumbu’s second oldest monastery
Khumjung village – #HimalayaDailyBites
as far as your eyes can see you are met by innumerable grey stone houses with green rooftops gradually disappearing in the blurring distance. this is Khumjung village, the largest Sherpa village in Khumbu Valley, with almost 2000 inhabitants in roughly
Everest view panorama – #HimalayaDailyBites
hemmed by gigantic mountain peaks, Namche Bazaar sports some breathtaking views all day long, from early morning Kondge Ri towering above Namche just outside your window, to Thamserku set ablaze by the setting sun… making it hard to decide which
Sagarmatha National Park Visitor Center – #HimalayaDailyBites
climbing up Namche Bazaar’s countless steep stone steps, every now and then you may feel the need to stop and catch your breath. at Namche’s roughly 3440m elevation, your body may start exhibiting the first signs of its struggle to