Mallika Sobti and I took these photos on the Everest Base Camp/Gokyo Ri trail in Khumbu, Nepal in May 2021. Read the trip report here for details. Photos are ordered by altitude, lowest to highest.
Sunksho river valley, on the way from Kathmandu to the Khumbu (550m/1800ft)Boudha Stupa and Kathmandu Airport (1400m/4600ft)Buddhist art in the gateway to Muhsey village (~2500m/8200ft)Dudhkoshi valley near Surke (2585m/8300ft)on the rough road in the Solu towards Lukla (~2600m/8500ft)The airstrip at Lukla (2860m/9380ft)Lorja Dhoban bridge at the Dudhkoshi/Bhotekoshi confluence, start of the real mountains (2900m/9500ft) Namche Bazar (3440m/11300ft)Dingboche below Ama Dablam (4400m/14400ft)Crossing of the Dudhkoshi near Thukla, with Ama Dablam, Kangtega, and Cholatse (4600m/15100ft)Ama Dablam, Tabuche and Cholatse from the ridge above Dingboche (~4700m/15400ft)Dzongla village with Mt Cholatse above (~4700m/15400ft)The third Gokyo lake, with Gokyo town in shadow at bottom left (4750m/15580ft)Meadows on the east side of Cho La Pass (~4800m/15750ft)Ngozumpa glacier (~4800m/15750ft)Walking up the Khumbu glacier. The most impressive peaks are Pumori (left, with Kala Patthar as the black bump below it) and Nuptse (right) (~5000m/16,400ft)Rockfall below Cho La pass (~5100m/16700ft)Flags left by trekkers at the lodge in Groak Shep, highest camp on the trail (5164m/16942ft)Looking east down the Cho La pass route (5200m/17000ft)Everest Base Camp (~5300m/17400ftft)The view from Gokyo Ri (5357m/17575ft): The 8000+m peaks, L to R, are Cho Oyu (big snow wall), Everest and Lhotse (black peaks dead center), Makalu (far-back peak right of Lhotse)The view from Kala Patthar (5640m/18500ft)
