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Nepal Solukhumbu (Part 1 of 4): Kathmandu to Thuli Kharka
After meeting in Kathmandu we flew to the tiny airstrip at Paphlu (2413 m) where we meet the kitchen crew, porters, and sherpas. During the first few days we moved through forested areas and gradually made our way up to higher elevations which gave us a change to slowly acclimatize to the higher altitude.
- 2010
- Kathmandu

Checking in for the connecting flight to Kathmandu in Doha, Qatar

Hotel "Kantipur Temple House" in the Thamel district of Kathmandu, Nepal

Hotel "Kantipur Temple House" in the Thamel district of Kathmandu, Nepal

Street scene in the Thamel district of Kathmandu, Nepal

Street scene in the Thamel district of Kathmandu, Nepal

Street scene in the Thamel district of Kathmandu, Nepal
- 2010
- Kathmandu to Phaplu

Waiting for the shuttle bus to the airport in front of the hotel

Waiting for the shuttle bus to the airport in front of the hotel

fountain at the hotel

artwork at the hotel

luggage

Monks visiting the hotel

Monks meet tourists

Waiting to check in at Kathmandu airport

In the airplane

Flying to Phaplu

Phaplu airport/landing strip

Unloading the airplane at Phaplu airport/landing strip

Phaplu airport/landing strip

Passangers waiting at Phaplu airport/landing strip

Feeding the captain

Porters distributing the loads

Medication list at the hospital in Phaplu

Phaplu

Visiting the hospital in Phaplu

Sign

Office of the "Unified Communist Party of Nepal"

Street scene in Phaplu

Children playing

Street scene in Phaplu

Phaplu

Tents in Phaplu

Inside the kitchen tent

Inside the kitchen tent

Inside the kitchen tent
- 2010
- Manidingma

Children

Mani stone from a mani wall

Mani wall

Mani wall

First view of snow capped mountains

Sign

Porters playing cards

Stupa

Porters resting with stupa

Village

Trekkers resting

Porters studying a map

Child

Porters studying a map

Trekker resting

Children

Child playing

Child

Trekkers resting

Porter resting

Over the pass

Over the pass

Trekkers on hanging bridge

Trekkers

Nepalese mountains Kusuk Khangkaru and Kyashar

Camp in a local village

Inside the dining tent

Food preparation in the kitchen tent

Food preparation in the kitchen tent

Porters resting in the local pub

Trekkers dining in the dining tent
- 2010
- Bupsa

Sign

Local village

Trekker and children

Children

Local family

House

Children

Local village

Trekkers on suspension bridge

Suspension bridge

Flowers and mountains

Hiking through forest

Sherpa and child

Hiking through forest

Sign an monastery

School

Young monk

Monastery

Inside monastery

Inside monastery

Inside monastery

Inside monastery

Young monks learning inside monastery

Young monks learning inside monastery

Young monks learning inside monastery

Inside monastery

Inside monastery

Scene at local village

Scene at local village

Children

Office of the maoists

Porters resting in village

Porters resting in village

Village scene

Children

Farmer on his field

Children like being photographed

Children like being photographed

Local children like to take pictures too!

Children like being photographed

Local children like to take pictures too!

Children like being photographed

Camp at Bupsa

Stupa in Bupsa with children

Local children posing

Young monks at Bupsa monastery

Young monks at Bupsa monastery

Sign

Inside Bupsa monastery

Inside Bupsa monastery

Inside Bupsa monastery

Inside Bupsa monastery

Inside Bupsa monastery
- 2010
- Ridge Camp

Local women at the prayer wheel

Sunrise

Sunrise at Bupsa monastery

Monk watching the camp

Sunrise at Bupsa

Stupa in Bupsa

Children

Porter ascending

Deep valleys...

Kitchen staff preparing lunch

Kitchen staff preparing lunch

Kitchen staff preparing lunch

Mountains

Kitchen staff preparing lunch

Kitchen staff preparing lunch

Sherpa serving lunch to trekkers

Sherpas and porters eating lunch

Sherpas and porters eating lunch

Lunch spot

Trekker ascending

Trekkers resting

Trees in fog

Kitchen staff preparing the kitchen camp

Porter

Porter

Cook

Porter

Porters at work

Porters resting by the fire

Porters resting by the fire

Porters resting by the fire

Inside the kitchen tent

Porter resting by the fire

Trekker and porters resting by the fire

Porters resting by the fire



- 2010
- Thuli Kharka

Sunrise after a cold night

Porters preparing their breakfast in the early morning

Sunrise with Karelung, Khatang, and Numbur

Porters preparing their breakfast in the early morning

Porters preparing their breakfast in the early morning

Porter preparing his load

Kitchen being packed up

Porters leaving camp

Porter ascending

Porters with Karelung, Khatang, and Numbur mountains

Trekkers resting with Karelung, Khatang, and Numbur mountains

Approaching the pass

On the pass

Descending into the next valley

Approaching Thuli Kharka

Thuli Kharka

Thuli Kharka

Thuli Kharka

Daniel

Local child

Local children

Daniel

Local child