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