Parchamo Trek, photos from Ron Steenaert

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Womens monastory of Bigu Gompa: simple houses. pa_ron15.jpgOct 2000
Womens monastory of Bigu Gompa: main gompa pa_ron16.jpgOct 2000
Womens monastory of Bigu Gompa: main gompa with flowers pa_ron17.jpgOct 2000
Tents in Na (4200 m) in the morning after some snow. pa_ron20.jpgOct 2000
Kitchen boy ascending the Trashi Labtse pass (5700 m) pa_ron21.jpgOct 2000
Jean and Paul with high altitude sickness at 4800 m near Yalung Ri, going down to 4200 m ASAP. pa_ron10.jpgOct 2000
Snow drift on the lower peak of the Yalung Ri (4500 m) parron3.jpgOct 2000
Camp upper end Tsho Rolpa Glacier at 4900 m. pa_ron11.jpgOct 2000
Same. pa_ron12.jpgOct 2000
Avalanche near camp upper end Tsho Rolpa Glacier at 4900 m altitude, east side of the Trashi Labse pass. parron4.jpgOct 2000
Thame monastory at 4000 m altitude. pa_ron18.jpgOct 2000
Lodge of Appa Sherpa in Thame. Appa Sherpa has been to the top of Mount Everest 11 times, a world record. parron1.jpgOct 2000
Yak caravan between Thame and Namche Bazar carrying Chinese goods from Tibet to Nepal. pa_ron22.jpgOct 2000
Ang Dawa Sherpa with American hat cooking at a simple lodge near Tengboche. parron2.jpgOct 2000
Head lamas of Junbesi and Tengboche. pa_ron19.jpgOct 2000
Farewell party last day, our Sirdar Phurba Sherpa with Reinhard and Meinhard. pa_ron14.jpgOct 2000
Twin Otter of "Flight Care" in Lukla pa_ron13.jpgOct 2000