A trekker pauses for a break on the edge of a glacial stream on the way to Mera Peak, a popular trekking peak in the Khumbu Region, near Mount Everest, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

A climber tackles a difficult boulder problem on the glacial moraine at Tangnag, near Mera Peak and Mount Everest, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

A high altitude porter carries a heavy load using the traditional basket and tump (headband) used by the Nepali porters, under Mera Peak, 6420 metres, a popular trekking peak in the Khumbu region, near Mount Everest, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

A climber walks towards advanced base camp at 5800 metres on Mera Peak, 6420 metres, a popular trekking peak in the Khumbu region, with Mount Everest beyond, Nepal Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

Lichen grows on an old Buddhist mani wall (prayer wall) constructed on the trail from Lukla to Tangnag, near Mera Peak, Khumbu region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Porter carrying a load on Mera Peak, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia

Makalu and Chamlang from Mera Peak, Khumbu, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia