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Ama Dablam 2013 - Photo Gallery

Posted by Mark Richardson on Nov 04, 2013

Sieto at a buddhist temple

 

Buddhist temple in Kathmandu

 

Runway at Lukla

 

Downtown Lukla

 

Gear shopping

 

 Stupa on the Khumbu trail
 

Khumbu Trail waterfall

 

 Teahouse accomodation

 

Sagarmatha Park

 

View of Ama Dablam
 

Tashi's prayer room

 

Prayer Wheels

 

Ama Dablam View Lodge

 

Fellow hikers

 

High altitude bakeries

 

Trekking nr Pengboche

 

Porters of the Khumbu

 

Technical training

 

 Meeting in the mess tent

 

Puja blessing at basecamp

 

Gear blessing

 

Yak train

 

Advanced Basecamp
 

Moving along the fixed lines

 

Fixed lines cont.

 

Nightfall

 

View of the route from camp

 

On the summit

 

Fellow climber approaching the summit

 

Last views during the descent

 

Ama Dablam

 

  
Mark Richardson
 

Mark was the founder of Ultralight Outdoor Gear back in 2006 and has completed long distance backpacking routes in some of the remotest parts of the world. His favourite hikes have been Torres del Paine (full circuit), the John Muir trail and the Markha Valley trail (Ladakh, India). Although semi-retired Mark has not lost any enthusiasm for minimalist backpacking and is tackling Scotland’s Munros choosing multi-day backpacking routes over the more usual guide book excursions.

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