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Just landed in Lukla. The most dangerous airport in the world!

One of many bridges on the way from Lukla to Namche Bazaar

Prayer flags flying in the wind

Porters carry huge loads with amazing skill

My 90 liter rucksack looks like a baby toy!

Namche Bazaar, 2 days walk from Lukla for most tourists

Prayer wheels at the exit from Namche Bazaar

Just 10 minutes before it was completely cloudy

Runway at Shyangboche airport 3790m. There is a plane for 5 passengers flying here from Lukla ($600)

Thamserku 6608m. Small is beautiful. I mean small by Himalayan standards

Day 4 from Namche Bazaar to Tengboche

Yaks on the trail. It can be very crowded in peak season from Sept to Nov

Beautiful Tengboche, where the famous monastery is located

The monastery was rebuilt after the 1989 fire

Ama Dablam 6856m at sunset

Nepalis call Ama Dablam "the most beautiful mountain in the world"

Local woman near Pangboche

Sherpas, including women, spend 14 days every year bringing fire wood to their villages

I tried to carry one basket. It was about 50kg

Day 5. We are getting close to Lhotse, the fourth highest mountain on Earth

Day trip from Dingboche to Chhukung Ri. Strong winds make this glacier look like on fire

Stone cairns on the way to the viewpoint of Chhukung Ri 5546m

Very tough plants growing at 5500m. Below is Nuptse Glacier

Looking back towards Dingboche and Ama Dablam

Lhotse and Nuptse from Chhukung Ri 5546m. 3000m high wall of rock and ice

Valley filled with glaciers. This way to the Island Peak 6189m, a popular trekking mountain

Island Peak is the mountain on the left. Next day my wife had to go down because of altitude sickness

Taboche 6542m and Cholatse 6443m on the way to Lobuche

Pumori 7165m seen from Lobuche. Pumori marks the border with Chinese Tibet

Panoramic view from Lobuche towards Everest Base Camp