Nuptse
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“What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money. We eat and make money to be able to enjoy life. That is what life means and what life is for.” / / George Mallory / / Panorama of the Mount Everest massif from Kala Patthar, Nepal Himalaya / / The impressive mountain peaks of Nuptse (right) and Everest (right of centre). The Khumbu icefall spills from a 300m wide break between the mountain spurs. Everest Base Camp lies at its foot.
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From the buzzing, humid city of Kathmandu to the pristine scenery of the Himalayan Mountains, these are photographs of my trek up to the source of the Dudh Koshi River and deep into the Sagarmatha National Park to climb to where the air has less than 50% oxygen with amazing views of the Khumbu glacial valley and the Himalayas in beautiful, clear Autumn weather.
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Mount Everest 8848m and Nuptse 7861m from the top of a very hard climb – Kala Patthar 5545m
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Nuptse is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Himalya range of Nepal. It lies two kilometres WSW of Mount Everest. Nuptse is Tibetan for “west peak”, as it is the western segment of the Lhotse-Nuptse massif. The long east-west trending main ridge of Nuptse is crowned by seven peaks with the highest Nuptse I at 7,861m. Nuptse is a dramatic peak when viewed from the south or west, and it towers above the base camp for the standard south col route on Everest. This view was taken from Lobuche on the way up to Everest Base Camp
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Another incredible morning at the top of the world. Nuptse, as seen from Gorak Shep.
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In a special moment that will last for eternity for me is captured here. The day following the successful summit of Island Peak I felt truely amazing – I had pushed, endured and achieved more than I had really felt possible. Walking back down the Imja Drengka valley from Island Peak I was talking to my fellow trekkers and said ”...as much as I feel absolutely amazing and am on the biggest natural high, there’s one other thing that I’ve been looking for and haven’t seen yet… a massive ice avalanche!” And literally, (no really) as I spoke the work ‘avalanche’, we heard a thunderous roar and turned to see this. The length of this avalanche from top to bottom as seen here would be more than a 1000m, down the face of the Nuptse-Lhotse Wall, which gave me enough time to shoot a couple of photos. A friend exclaimed that God was listening to me, I must agree.
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Nearing a full moon, the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas shine brightly in the night. Here we see the great Nuptse-Lhotse Wall, with Everest peaking above, and the vast universe beyond. This photo was taken with a Canon 400D, 15 second exposure, F/4.5, FL 28mm, ISO 800, +0.7 EC.
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From Tengboche, looking up the Imja Drengka valley to the Nuptse-Lhotse Wall, with Everest peaking above at 8848m, and the stunning Ama Dablam on the right.
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Everest rising in the middle to 8848m, the Nuptse-Lhotse Wall in front, the Khumbu Glacial Valley and Pumo Ri to the left, Makalu at the right. The top of the world truely is amazing.
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Everest rising to the right of centre to 8848m with the Nuptse-Lhotse Wall in front, the Khumbu Glacial Valley and Pumo Ri to its left. Left of centre rises Cho Oyu to 8153m and Gyachungkhang to 7952m. The Dudhkoshi Valley thrusts deep into the Khumbu Region centre bottom right, and Makalu stands tall at the right. The top of the world truely is amazing. This is a composite image of 12 photos.
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Leaving Gorak Shep to fulfill the dream of getting to Everest Base Camp. Just across the Khumbu Glacier, Nuptse reaches for the sky, and a small glacial lake reflects it’s efforts.
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For a sense of the scale of these incredible mountains, my fellow trekkers can be seen just left and below centre. Onward towards Everest Base Camp, on this absolutely stunning day.
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Another one of these sharp edges of the top of the world. Nuptse’s lines a quite striking.
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Beyond the ice slowly cascading down from Nuptse’s northern ridge, Mount Everest can be seen rising through the cloud.
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The ice at the bottom of the Western Cwm and the Everest Ice Fall forms jagged pinnacles of ice that rise up through the rock. This is a 3D Stereo Photo showing the Pinnacles and the peak of Nuptse – one of my favourite 3D Photos. To learn how to view a 3D-Stereo Photos Click Here To see a technique of how to take 3D-Stereo Photos Click Here
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Another incredible morning at the top of the world. Nuptse, as seen from Gorak Shep.
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As we left Gorak Shep, the Khumbu Glacier looked a lot whiter, and a lot colder under Nuptse, and an overnight dusting of snow.
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This is the first time I’ve used photomerge in Photoshop. This panorama is from two hand-held images. The skyline left to right is Chumbu 6959m, Pumo Ri 7165m, Lingtren 6749m, Khumbutse 6665m, Changtse 7553m (in Tibet), the shoulder of Everest and Nuptse 7861m. The small plume of snow blowing just behind the ridge of Nuptse is coming from the top of Everest which you can’t see in this image. My trekking buddy Nick provides some idea of the scale of things among the rocky landscape of the Khumbu Glacier.
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This was the culmination of my trek in 07. Having succumbed to one of the worst headaches ever on my previous day’s attempt at climbing Kala Pathar, I had the choice of going to base camp or climbing Kala Pathar 5550m. Naturally I chose the highest point and also one of the best views from which to ogle at the beauty of Mt Everest. These are three images merged in Photoshop. From the top of Kalar Pathar, the towering face of Pumo Ri 7165m is the closest peak on the left. Across the valley is Lingtren, Khumbutse, Changtse and then in all her might and glory, Mt Everest aka Chomolungma 8850m and her sister Nuptse 7861m. (Naturally Nuptse looks taller because she is closer) The Khumbu Glacier falls down the Western Cwm and is joined further down the valley by the Changri Shar and Changri Nup Glaciers on the right of the photo. Everest base camp is just above the point on the black ridge behind the glacial lake.
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This is the 360 degree panorama I was hoping to get from the summit of Island Peak or Imja Tse. I can’t believe how small Ama Dablam looks from up here (6814m, at the centre). Mighty Makalu (8462m) rises above the ridge at the left, and the confluence of the Lhotse Shar, Amphu Laptse, and Imja Glaciers and the Imja Tso glacial lake can be seen below Lapste to the left of the main Island Peak (Imja Tse) ridge in the middle. In the distance just beyond the Island Peak ridge is the rest of the Imja Drengka valley and the villages of Chukhung and Dingboche. To the right of the valley the stunning peaks of Tawoche and Arakamptse stand tall above the glacial flows of the Nuptse, Lhotse Nup and Lhotse Glacier. These glaciers slowly flow from the snow and ice that falls on the giant Nuptse-Lhotse Wall, with the peak of Lhotse, the 4th highest mountain on Earth rising to an incredible 8516m at the right. The distance in altitude from the summit of Island Peak and the top of Lhotse is more than 2300m, which means you could slide the whole of Australia at its highest point, horizontally, between the two summits with room to move. Australia is indeed flat, and these mountains are indeed the largest in the world… what a privilege to have been here. The panorama is a composite of 18 photos taken with a Canon 400D using a 17-85mm IS USM lens with circular polarising filter. Featured in “Panoramas”
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In a special moment that will last for eternity for me is captured here. The day following the successful summit of Island Peak I felt truely amazing – I had pushed, endured and achieved more than I had really felt possible. Walking back down the Imja Drengka valley from Island Peak I was talking to my fellow trekkers and said ”...as much as I feel absolutely amazing and am on the biggest natural high, there’s one other thing that I’ve been looking for and haven’t seen yet… a massive ice avalanche!” And literally, (no really) as I spoke the work ‘avalanche’, we heard a thunderous roar and turned to see this. The length of this avalanche from top to bottom as seen here would be more than a 1000m, down the face of the Nuptse-Lhotse Wall, which gave me enough time to shoot a couple of photos. A friend exclaimed that God was listening to me, I must agree.
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This is the great Nuptse-Lhotse Wall, with the remnant white powder snow dust after an avalanche. The length of this avalanche from top to bottom would be more than a 1000m as the top of the wall is about 3000m above where the photo is taken from at nearly 7700m.
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I just love how these mountains can appear to just rise out of nothing. The Nuptse-Lhotse Wall from this angle almost looks like it stands alone, though Everest rises behind it to 8848m. The village of Pangboche can be seen bottom centre. It’s an amazing feeling walking through this valley will the highest mountains in the world looming over you. You can feel their presence constantly, something special, something grand, something totally awesome in the truest sense of the word. Featured in All That is Nature
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