Kids playing on street in Phakding, Nepal
The small town of Phakding, some guesthouses, some shops, some Nepali, some porters and some tourists.These 2 children were a star at playing kind of hackey sack (sp?). The little girl could keep the...
View ArticleClimbers on 17k ridge, Denali, Alaska
One of the most impressive parts of Denali is the so-called 17k ridge as it averages at about 17000ft in altitude.Here you can see some climbers coming up the first part of the ridge, shot from just...
View ArticleTired Nepali porter
The upper Khumbu Valley has no roads and all goods have to be portered in. In the busy Everest season this means a long stream of porters, carrying up to 120kgs of food, water and other goods. This...
View ArticleHappy Kids in Nyalam
A close up of a previous posted picture. The kids did not stop laughing and only when looking through the images later I noticed that one was wearing a Santa hat, so with this I would like to wish you...
View ArticleRunning Karibu in Denali park, Alaska
In large parts of the world, there are 2 Xmas days, the 25th and 26th. Originally a pagan day, it was only later hijacked by the western churches. Anyway, I thought this animal was close enough to a...
View ArticleClimbing the gap at Carstensz Pyramid summit ridge, Papua
Though the lowest of the fabled 7 summits Carstensz Pyramid offers some exhilarating climbing. After summiting late October 1999, we were on our way back across the long summit ridge when we came upon...
View ArticleFake Prada on the Bridge of Angels in Rome
2000 years of culture meet here in a wink. With the backdrop of the round Castel Sant’Angelo and the Ponte Sant’Angelo -better known as the Bridge of Angels-, African Immigrants try to make a buck by...
View Article29th Prayerflags Rainbow above Namche Bazaar, Nepal
Namche Bazaar is a strange place. Created on top of a plateau, where a bit lower 2 river valleys merge. For centuries, people from many villages around have come here to sell and trade their goods and...
View ArticleWhite Rocks traverse on Aconcagua, Argentina
Shot exactly 6 years ago today, a day before our summitday on New Year’s Eve. As Erik and I decided to go down the other side of the mountain we had to carry all our gear, trash and food over as well....
View ArticleMore street kids in Phakding, Nepal.
The last image for this year is the twin brother of this previously posted image shot when hiking through the small village of Phakding on my way to the Nepali Everest BaseCamp. The children were...
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