| Spending a full day in Namche Bazar to acclimatise to the high
altitude a short walk was offered as an optional extra. We headed
initially to the lookout we had visited the previous day, then
climbed up past the airstrip to a higher ridge. A level track then
took us on to the Everest View Hotel - with more great views. After
retracing our steps for a short time we took a different path back
down to Namche, this time passing the opposite end of the airstrip.
Looking over Namche to the Kongde Ri
Time for a group shot
The helipad, just left of
centre, would seem to be in quite a precarious position
Rose takes a break with one of our Sherpas
Another shot for the album
The lighter area just right of centre is the airstrip above
Namche Bazar . . .
and looking down on it you can just see a helicopter in the
centre of the photo . . .
as we watch it take off
Ama Dablam towers above the hill
Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam
Namche Bazar seems to sit in an amphitheatre on the edge of the hill
Market day . . .
in Namche Bazar . . .
and one of the streets full of shops
Returning to the tea house the ladies are making momos . . .
for dinner
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