Trip Report
Bob & Vic's Excellent Nepal Adventure (Kathmandu & Khumbu Trek)
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Saturday January 5, 2013 2:13pm
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In Oct-Nov, 2012 I spent 3 weeks in Nepal with Bob Devany. I posted a few photos here and a vimeo link. The 15-minute video contains photos and several short videos recorded in Kathmandu and during our 20-day trek in the Khumbu Region. The trek began in Lukla and included Namche Bazaar, Chhukhung, Chhukhung Ri, Gorak Shep, Mt Everest Base Camp, and Kala Pattar. We crossed over Cho La Pass to Gokyo and Gokyo Ri and then over Renjo La Pass back to Namche Bazaar via the Thame Valley. The total distance, including side trips, was about 100 miles. We spent 10 days above 4,500 meters. Bob Devany was the trek leader and Milan Rai was our Nepalese guide. My son Sascha did the film and music editing.
Copy this vimeo link into your browser to watch the video...
https://vimeo.com/56804455
Swayambhunath (or Monkey) Temple where Hindus & Buddhists worship together in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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View of Ama Dablam and Mt Everest from trail north of Namche Bazaar. (Day 3)
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Three photo panorama of Mt Everest from Gokyo Ri (Day 13). Ngozumpa Glacier is in the foreground.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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AMA DABLAM! Looks so nice! I want to climb that thing some day! Awesome time out huh?!
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survival
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Terrapin Station
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Nice video. I'm jealous.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Author's Reply
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Jan 5, 2013 - 07:21pm PT
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Here you go Survival. There are many photos embedded in the video. Here are a few...
Telephoto shot of Everest from Khumjung
Pumori from Gorak Shep
Sunset light on the Nuptse-Lhotse Massif from Gorak Shep
Lobuche, a popular 6,000 meter trekking peak
Crossing the Ngozumpa Glacier on the way to Gokyo
Approaching Cho La Pass
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sempervirens
climber
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Excellent. Thanks.
BTW, how high is Kala Patar? Gorak Shep? and Gokyo ri? And I recall another Kala Patar above Gokyo, do you know its elevation? I've been trying to remember for 28 years now.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Author's Reply
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Jan 6, 2013 - 01:36am PT
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The "Kala Patthar" above Gokyo is Gokyo Ri = 5,360 m
Kala Patthar = 5,540 m
Chhukhung Ri = 5,404 m
Gorak Shep = 4,830 m
Everest Base Camp = 5,364 m
Cho La Pass = 5,330 m
Renjo La Pass = 5,340 m
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BMcC
Trad climber
Livermore
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Nice pics, video, and trek report! Looks like you guys had fun and a great trip.
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Looks like the trip of a lifetime, Thanks for sharing!!
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Author's Reply
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Jan 11, 2013 - 08:04pm PT
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Talus covered Khumbu glacier and trail from Gorak Shep to Base Camp along the lateral moraine.
Khumbu Glacier & Ice Fall near Base Camp.
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sheepdog
Trad climber
just over the hill
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Jan 11, 2013 - 09:10pm PT
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Outstanding! You've done yourselves proud.
TT, were all images taken with the same camera?
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Jan 11, 2013 - 09:36pm PT
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Beautiful.. those pictures just vibrate.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Author's Reply
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Jan 11, 2013 - 10:06pm PT
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sheepdog: most of the photos were taken with a Cannon Rebel XS 1000. the photo of our guide on the Ngozumpa glacier was taken with a Cannon Power Shot A1200. Sunset photo of the Nuptse-Lhotse massif was post processed using Photomatix. All the video clips were taken with the Power Shot.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Jan 22, 2013 - 09:17am PT
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bump
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Leggs
Sport climber
Made in California, living in The Old Pueblo
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Jan 22, 2013 - 09:19am PT
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breathtaking photos...
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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Jan 22, 2013 - 09:57am PT
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Nice TR and Photos!!!
When I was at Gokyo, we woke up, the owner of the Teahouse had gotten so drunk, his feet were sticking out of the kitchen. Nearly frozen to death. We had to climb without Breakfast. It's only 2 hours to summit from the village. We later ran into his wife down near the lakes, she was hurrying up from K-du. Teh lulz.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Author's Reply
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Jan 27, 2013 - 12:42am PT
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Riley: ours was a variation on the 3 passes trek. Did you do the 3 passes?
Sunset light on Nuptse. Note Leucogranite dike swarm intruding Schist & Gneiss
for the Geologists...
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Captain...or Skully
climber
Boise, ID
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Jan 27, 2013 - 08:50am PT
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Good stuff, Tradster. TFPU, eh?
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado & Nepal
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Jan 27, 2013 - 09:34am PT
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Thanks for bringing back a lot of good memories!
As a an anthropologist specializing in Sherpas, I really enjoyed your photos, trip report and video.
The choice of music on the video was fun and interesting. Hindu music was played during the Hindu scenes and Buddhist music during the Buddhist scenes and hardly anybody ever gets that right. The jazz riffs as you were climbing the passes fit well too, I could almost feel a high altitude headache coming on !
Thank you! Tuche! Dhanibaht!
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Conrad
climber
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Jan 27, 2013 - 10:22am PT
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Kudos for a fine remembrance of your adventure. The video is top drawer. Nice observations Jan.
For the next two weeks I will be on a similar trek to Phortse for the year 10th anniversary graduation ceremony of the Khumbu Climbing Center on the 1st of February. I'll then revisit the three Extreme Ice Survey time-lapse cameras to switch out the cards and maintain the units. Kathmandu has worse winter air than Salt Lake and I'm psyched to hike.
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melski
Trad climber
bytheriver
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Jan 27, 2013 - 07:20pm PT
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thats it ,I gotta get a Cannon camera,,
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Conrad
climber
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Jan 28, 2013 - 04:28am PT
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