September 26, 2005 @ Mt. Everest Base Camp


We got caught playing mahjong in the hotel last night!

Toilet

Surprising it did not stink inside!

Chengdu Zhuang Yuan Jiu Dian

Beautiful craft inside the hotel restaurant

Breakfast

New Tingri

On road to Mt. Everest Base Camp

On a clear day you can see all 4 of the 8000m+ mountain

Tibetan kid

Me & locals

You can see the moon also

Brian taking picture of me taking picture of him

Me taking picture of Brian & Stephen

Our driver & Me

The kids performed a dance for us when we were waiting for our lunch

Dancing

Kid showing Brian his guitar

Jamming the guitar

Lunch

We have to leave our SUV here and take the shuttle to the base camp

Tibetan kid

Scenery en-route (Brian*s picture)

No accommodation available @ Rongphu Monastery, have to stay in a local home

Me taking the donckey ride to Mt. Everest Base Camp

Mt. Everest was pretty much covered by clouds

Still many clouds but able to see the peak

Me & Stephen taking donkey ride

The peak

Mt. Everest

Me en-road to Mt. Everest Base Camp

Stephen & Brian

Mt. Everest

Deer (Brian*s picture)

Deer

Brian abandon the donkey and hike Mt. Everest?

I guess not

Absolutely amazing!

Me en-road to Mt. Everest Base Camp

Opps the clouds come again

Slowly going away

Me en-road to Mt. Everest Base Camp

Me en-road to Mt. Everest Base Camp

It is clear again!

Post office as Base Camp, it is VERY expensive to send postcard here

Me @ Mt. Everest Base Camp

View of Mt. Everest @ Base Camp

Closer look

We made it!!

Me @ Mt. Everest Base Camp

Tents @ Base Camp

Water from Mt. Everest

Hotel California @ Mt. Everest Base Camp?

We were very lucky to have a clear day

Sunset @ Mt. Everest

Sunset @ Mt. Everest

Sunset @ Mt. Everest

Sunset @ Mt. Everest

Host of my local home

Brian & Stephen shed is much nicer

Brian & Stephen shed is much nicer

Brian & Stephen shed is much nicer