Ama Dablam peak, Mt Everest Region, Himalayas, Nepal

Mount Everest from Kala Pata, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Sunset on Mount Everest, 8850m, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Mount Everest, 8850m, and glacial lake, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Climbers on the Lhotse Face at 7000m on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Mount Lingtren, 6714m, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Tents at Camp 1 on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Climbers crossing crevasse and ladder on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Climbers on the Lhotse Face at 7000m on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Climber in the Khumbu icefall, Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

A line of climbers on the Lhotse Face, Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

The Khumbu icefall on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

The Khumbu icefall on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Climbers on the Lhotse Face at 7000m on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Crossing ladders on the Khumbu icefall on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Climbers in the Khumbu icefall, Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Climbers in the Khumbu icefall, Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

A line of climbers on the Lhotse Face, Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Crossing ladders on the Khumbu icefall on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Climbers in the Khumbu icefall, Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Mount Lhotse, 8501 metres and Mount Ama Dablam, 6856 metres,, Khumbu (Everest) Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

View from Gokyo Ri, 5300 metres, Mount Everest, 8850 metres and Mount Lhotse, (850 metres, Dudh Kosi Valley, Solu Khumbu (Everest) Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Tenzing Norgye Memorial Stupa with Mount Everest in the background on the right and Lhotse on the left, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

View from Gokyo Ri of Mount Everest, 8850 metres, and Mount Lhotse, 8501 metres, Dudh Kosi Valley, Solu Khumbu (Everest) Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

A trekker on their way to Everest Base Camp, Mount Everest is the peak to the left with some spindrift blowing from the top, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Sunset on Mount Everest, 8850m, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Crevasses on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Stars above Mount Everest, 8850m, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Sun sets on Mount Everest seen from Kala Patar, Khumbu, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Mount Everest, 8850m, and Nuptse, Khumbu glacier, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Camp 3 at 7100m on the Lhotse Face, Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Tents at Camp 1 on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Mount Nuptse, 7861m, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

View from Renjo Pass of Mount Everest, Everest Himalayan Range and Gokyo Lake, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha, Eastern Region (Purwanchal), Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

View of Mount Everest, 8850m, from Gokyo Ri, 5483m, Gokyo, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

View from Renjo Pass of Mount Everest, Everest Himalayan Range and Gokyo Lake, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha, Eastern Region (Purwanchal), Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Mount Everest, 8850m, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Tents at Camp 2 at 6500m on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Climbers at Camp 1 on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Climbers crossing crevasse and ladder on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Crevasses and peak of Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Mount Everest, 8850m, and Khumbu glacier, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

View from Renjo Pass of Mount Everest, Everest Himalayan Range and Gokyo Lake, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha, Eastern Region (Purwanchal), Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Mount Everest and Nuptse seen from Kala Patthar, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha, Eastern Region (Purwanchal), Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Mount Everest and Himalaya mountains, U-Tsang region, Tibet, China, Asia

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

Nepali porter carries a heavy load using traditional wicker basket and tump headband in the lower Hingku Valley, close to Lukla and Mount Everest, Khumbu region, Himalayas, Nepal, 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

A porter crosses a river using a fallen log whilst carrying a heavy load up the Hingku Valley, near Lukla, south of Mount Everest, Nepal Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

A porter crosses a river using a fallen log whilst carrying a heavy load up the Hingku Valley, near Lukla, south of Mount Everest, Nepal Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

Lingtren, 6697m, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Peak of Mount Everest, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Mount Everest Base Camp on the Tibetan side, Himalayas, Tibet, China, Asia

Hoards of trekkers make their way to Everest Base Camp, Mount Everest is the peak on the left, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Mount Everest, Nuptse and Lhotse, seen here from Gokyo Ri, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

The massive black pyramid summit of Mount Everest seen from Kala Patar with Nuptse the other peak to the right, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Pine trees glisten in the early morning sunlight in the remote Hingku Valley, near Mount Everest, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Asia

Basecamp, Mount Everest, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Mt Everest 8848m and Rongbuk Monastery, Himalayas, Tibet, China

Peak of Mount Everest with snow covered forest, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Mount Everest, 8848m, Tibet, China, Asia

Approach to Mount Everest, Tingri, Tibet, China, Asia

Sunrise on Mount Everest from Gokyo Ri, with Ngozumba Glacier, Dudh Pokhari, Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

A view of Mount Everest, distant peak to the left behind the Nuptse-Lhotse ridge, from Kongde, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

View of the skyline of Mount Everest and the Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Peak of Mount Everest peeking through the clouds, Sagarmartha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Aerial of the Himalayan mountain range around Mount Everest, Nepal, Asia

North Face, Mount Everest, 8848m, Himalayas, Tibet, China, Asia

Aerial of the Himalayan mountain range around Mount Everest, Nepal, Asia

Sunrise over Mount Everest, from Gokyo Ri, Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

View to Mount Everest and Lhotse from the trail near Namche Bazaar, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Khumbu glacier with Changtse, Everest and Nuptse, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Solukhumbu District, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Snow-capped peak of Mount Everest, seen from Kala Pattar, Himalaya mountains, Nepal, Asia

North side of Mount Everest, from Rongbuk monastery, Central Tibet, Tibet, China, Asia

Mount Everest, Himalayas, border Nepal and Tibet, China, Asia

A statue of Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Mount Everest, in front of the Hermitage Hotel and Aoraki (Mount Cook), 3755m, the highest peak in New Zealand, Te Wahipounamu UNESCO World Heritage Site, Aoraki (Mount Cook) National Park, Southern Alps, Mackenzie Country, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Crossing ladders in the Khumbu icefall on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Mount Everest, peak on the left with snow plume, seen over Nuptse ridge, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Mount Everest, Nepal, Asia

Mount Everest, Himalayas, border Nepal and Tibet, China, Asia

North side of Mount Everest (Chomolungma), from Rongbuk monastery, Himalayas, Tibet, China, Asia

Mount Everest, Himalayas, border Nepal and Tibet, China, Asia

Sunset at Mount Everest (Mount Sagarmatha), Zhumulangma Peak, the world's highest mountain, 8,848 metres above sea level, Tibet, China, Asia

North side of Mount Everest (Chomolungma), from Rongbuk monastery, Himalayas, Tibet, China, Asia

Snow-capped Mount Everest, seen from the Nameless Towers, Himalaya mountains, Nepal, Asia

Jia Tsuo La, entrance to Mount Everest (Qomolangma) National Park, Tibet, China, Asia

Sang sang rimpoche uses the dorje, a sacred ritual object to make the first decisive cut into the sand mandala on the last day of the mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal. solu khumbu, nepal

Fire ritual at chiwang monastery during the mani rimdu festival. these monks circumambulate the pyre after its ignition. one holds a long book wrapped in a felicitous scarf. the purifying fire takes the offering and raises them towards the sky in smoke. the circumambulatory ritual also recalls the way disciples showed respect for the buddhas body. solu khumbu, nepal

Monk beating traditional drum called gong, int he courtyard of chiwang monastery during mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal

A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal

North face, Mount Everest, 8848m, Tibet, China, Asia

Mount Everest. from Kala Pattar, Kumbu Glacier, Nepal

Trekkers Nr Everest. On the Low Kumbu Glacier, Nepal

Mount Everest, from Kala Pattar, Kumbu Glacier, Nepal

Mount Everest, from Kala Pattar, Nepal

View of the Himalayas near Nagarkot village, famous for its view onto the Himalaya Mountains and especially Mount Everest, Nepal, Asia

Trekking group, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Mount Everest Region, Nepal

Sherpa village Thame, Thame Khola valley with Tengkang Poche (6500), Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal