Everest 2009

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Holy men in Kathmandu

The Team - Dasona, Louis, Mike & Me

The Trek in; Louis & me in front of a Stupa with Ama Dablam in background

Ama Dablam

Nepali children

Sherpa porter!

Louis & Yak

Blessing by local Lama

Me looking back down the Khumbu valley

Louis & Me in front of stone memorials

Memorial

Memorials with Ama Dablam in background

Prayer flags on top of Kala Patar

Everest and the route up

Base Camp

Calling from Base Camp

IMG climbing team

The foot of the Ice Fall

Negotiating the Ice Fall crevasses

Climbing ladder in the Fall

Moving Through the Ice Fall (video; double click on picture)(copyright; J Shea)

Looking up Western Cym to Everest & Lhotse Face from camp 1

Camp Two looking down valley (loo at end!)

View of Lhotse Face from camp two

Climbing the Lhotse Face

Mike on Lhotse Face

Climbing towards Camp 3

Louis at camp three

Camp 3 – Looking back down the valley

View from Camp three tent

Yellow Band & Geneva Spur – looking towards Camp 4

Camp 4 (courtesy; Louis Carstens)

View from Camp 4 towards Summit (courtesy; Louis Carstens)

View back down towards South Summit(copyright; M.Green)

Summit view at dawn (copyright; M.Green)

Leaving by chopper

Carrying sick Sherpa to Helicopter

Avalanche in Ice Fall (video; double click on picture) (copyright; J Shea)

Storm on Geneva Spur; video – double click on picture (copyright; Donald)

Storm on Geneva Spur; video – double click on picture (copyright; Donald)