Frogfish wrote:
Trekking in the high Himalayas in the Khumbu (Everest) region of Nepal I'd climbed over the Renjo Pass at ca. 5,500m (18,000 ft) only to get snowed in at Lungdhen, my first stop on the trek back down via the Thame valley. It was actually really lucky that I was already over the pass though - as that night's snow closed it !
Zoom in to see the details of farm/stupa/village etc.
This was the view down from the top end of the valley to the next village on route, Marulung, I was trying to traverse the thick snow covered ground but never quite knowing if I was still walking on the path or not ! Thanks to the crampons I was wearing I didn't slip about too much though 😎😜
Wouldn't fancy living in that farm off to the left though, would you ? I'd live in constant fear of the avalanche danger posed by the steep mountain slopes right behind the farmhouse ! Avalanches were a real worry for us as we descended the top end of the valley that day, the snow thinned out the further down we trekked and after 5-6 hours the danger had passed.
This shot was taken with a Sony A7rii and a Voigtlander Ultron 35/1.7.
If you have a spare minute or two maybe check out my IG gallery (thedragonsfather) for photography of China, Myanmar, Iceland, Nepal etc. Thanks ! Kevin
Fabulous shot Kevin, I will go and have a look at your gallery in a minute. Meanwhile, from the High Himalayas to the highest (but still not very high!) hill in Dorset.
A very hurried photo whilst giving the dog a high speed walk up the hill and down again on the way to pick up my wife from the station.
