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Photos from a trek in the Baruntse region of Nepal, October/November 2004.


Route from Makalu across Sherpani/East Col, 6100 m, and Mera La (left) or Everest route (right) to Lukla. Click on picture for full view. After Google Earth. Sponsored by:
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Makalu from the Sherpani/East Col, 6100 m.


Baruntse Base Camp, 5450 m


Map of day 4 till end

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Arun valley near Sedua

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Sunbathing during lunch
Arun valley near Sedua

Maos passage fee receipt in Tashi Gaon

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Maos passage fee receipt in Tashi Gaon
Arun Valley area, going down to the Arun River, with Reinhard
Arun Valley area, children, one with Jean's head
Arun Valley area, children looking at digital pisture of Steven
Arun Valley area: junior porter with Peter's 20 kg bag
Arun Valley area: junior porter with jean's 20 kg bag
Porters waiting for members to wake up
Tomas in the early morning
Reinhard and Meinhard in the tent getting up in the morning
Meinhard getting dressed in the morning
Reinhard getting dressed in the morning
Bram getting dressed in the morning
Sherpas waking up in the morning in Sedua
Leech bites on the ankles of Jacco, over 20 bites
Leech on Willem's shirt
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Kharka at Unshisa, 3500 m, wet and muddy after a week of rain, getting ready in the morning

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Kharka at Unshisa, 3500 m, wet and muddy after a week of rain, getting ready in the morning
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Jungle Camp in Mumbuk, wet and muddy after a week of rain
Going up in the mist and rain around 4000 m
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Our disco daughter from Nepal at Makalu Base Camp (4900 m)

Disco at 4900 m in tea house at Makalu Base Camp (4900 m)

Disco at 4900 m in tea house at Makalu Base Camp (4900 m)

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Disco at 4900 m in tea house at Makalu Base Camp (4900 m)
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Barun Glacier area, Sherpas going up in the fog
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Barun Glacier, view at Everest and Lotse, with Santa
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Same, Jean in front of Makalu
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Camp at 5200 m close to Makalu, between boulders
Lotse and Everest (very vague) above the Barun Glacier from camp at 5200 m close to Makalu, taken at dawn around 6 PM
Makakalu at dawn around 6 PM
Makakalu at dawn around 6 PM

Camp below Sherpani/East Col Glacier, with Bramzan

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Camp below Sherpani/East Col Glacier, with Bramzan
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Makalu in de clouds and glacier below Sherpani/East Col

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Makalu in de clouds and glacier below Sherpani/East Col
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Makalu and glacier below Sherpani/East Col

Sherpani/East Col Abseil/rappel of 100 m

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Sherpani/East Col Abseil/rappel of 100 m
Sherpani/East Col, West side rock and face overview
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Little (right) and Main Baruntse (left), photograph taken between de East and West Col.
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West Col abseil/rappel of 100-150 m at 6135 m

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West Col abseil/rappel of 100-150 m at 6135 m
Overview, West Col abseil/rappel of 100-150 m at 6135m
Baruntse Base Camp
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Mera La with the glacier and Mera Peak
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View from Mera La to the East early in the morning

Koche, 3600 m, Maoist check post

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Koche, 3600 m, Maoist check post
Mera Peak in the clouds
Tea House in jungle
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Tea House in jungle

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Thuli Kharka, 4300 m, view up
Thuli Kharka, 4300 m, view down

Thuli Kharka, 4300 m

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Pass to Lukla, 4500 m
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Tea house at the pass to Lukla, 4500 m, cold inside, 5 Celsius

Photographs from Bram


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Arun Valley region


Arun Valley region


Arun Valley, view to the North. Rain clouds that will follow us for 1 week.


Makalu Base Camp, group photo including the porters


Makalu Base Camp


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Makalu, with a cloud hood indicating high winds. Sherpani Col (6100 m) is the far ridge.


Monkeys on the Ghokarna golf course in Kathmandu, a former park of the King.

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Glacier going West to Sherpani=East Col, from 5700 to 6100 m


East side Sherpani/East Col, 6100 m


Abseil on the West side of Sherpani/East Col, 6100 m

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High Camp at the West Col, 6135 m. Background ridge to Baruntse (7220 m)


West Col at 6135 m, West cliff to base camp, easy abseil/rappel.


Rappelling down the West Col at 6135 m.