Needed 2-3 nights above 3500m to acclimatise for West Tibet, so medieval Jharkot in Lower Mustang was the ticket. It looks benign below, on this, the first day after the monsoon finished. But in 2014, 43 trekkers and guides died a few kms above here on the Thorong La, some of them were found frozen in mid-stride. Most were woefully under-prepared, clothing and experience wise. If you walk in Nepal, don't be fooled by the weather, crowds and homesy tea houses - it's serious alpine country. At least take a good Goretex jacket, thermals, compass, laminated map, Diamox. Rain is not the problem; windblown snow, fog and confusion are the killers.
Gunzorro wrote:
Barry -- Thanks for the wonderful shots with the 35/1.2 Art and a7RIV!
Previously, I raved on the Canon forum about the new R 50/1.2L as the best f1.2 lens I'd ever used. Looks like I'm eventually going to get this Sigma in E-mount. Wow!
Thank you Jim for the kind comment...I wish your A7R4 a speedy delivery
I tend to rave about all my new toys
IMHO the Sigma Art 35mm F1.2 is an excellent lens, I'm glad Bastian drew my attention to it
On our way home from visiting family in Sweden last weekend we got some snow and fog.
The buildings are old farmsteads where people and their cattle used to live in summer because they were better suited for grazing. Sometimes these places were far away from their main houses. These days they are mostly used as recreational homes (summer cabins).
A7II and CV 40/1.2 E
