Mount Everest Photo Gallery - Best Photos

In October 1997 I trekked to Everest in Nepal. I had a beautiful but cold morning on my trek to Kala Pattar. Here is a longer view of Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse.

From Kala Pattar in 1997 I had this magnificent view of Everest and a portion of the Lhotse Face.

In 1997 I stayed at Lobuche rather than Gorak Shep. It paid off with a magnificent sunset on Nuptse.

Here's a close up of Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse from the Mountain Flight from Kathmandu.

In October 1998 I trekked through the Karta Valley to the East Kangshung Face of Everest. It was a beautiful trek and the east face is dramatically different from the South-West and North faces. Here is a view of the snow clad east faces of Lhotse and Everest.

Here is a close up of the East Kangshung face of Everest.

After trekking to the East Kangshung face of Everest, we drove to the North Face and had a clear wonderful view. This is the face that defeated George Mallory three times in the early 1920s.

The sunset on the Everest North Face from the Rongbuk Monastery was magnificent. By contrast, the sunrise was not very good.

In May 2000 I trekked to Gokyo and Everest Base Camp. Here is a view of Everest from beyond Gokyo.

In May 2000 I trekked to Gokyo and Everest Base Camp. Instead of Kala Pattar, I trekked towards Base Camp and climbed a ridge for a different perspective of Everest.

Mount Everest (8850m) remained hidden for the three days we were there. The most we saw was a glimpse of the right shoulder.

Here is a Nasa view of Everest from the north, with the North Face of Everest perfectly displayed. Behind Everest are Lhotse, the Western Cwm, and the steep walls of Nuptse. In the centre, the Rongbuk Glacier snakes to the North Face while to the left, the Eastern Rongbuk Glacier snakes to the North Col.