Climbing Everest – Photo Feature

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Climbing Everest - 2011 Spring
Photos By : Karna Tamang

Most of my friends are aware with KB's recent Everest climb which almost ended in fatal accident due to his client's short availability of time to complete the expedition.  Normally an expedition to Mt. Everest ends in 50 days to 70 days maximum.  But KB and his client's schedule was less than a month.  KB of course reached the base camp much earlier than his client but his client's schedule was too short, too quick and too dangerous as he arrived in Kathmandu 2nd of May, Reached the base camp 12 of May, and reached the summit on 19th May!  As his fingers were frost bitten he reached back home in Europe before May 25.  So they completed the expedition in less than half the time as everybody else does.  


Here are some of the select pictures KB was taking while he had spare time and opportunity to look around
Everest Base Camp Spring 2011 Welcomed 250+ Foreign Climbers and over 500 of Their Support Staff
Mt. Everest As Seen From Camp II

A Sherpa With Supplies Approaching Camp - IV

Approaching Camp - IV, Notice the Caravan of the Climbers
Crossing Hillary Step Below the Summit
Summit of the Mt. Everest
Frost Bitten Hand - Jan Karnogurusky (KB's Client) at  Base Camp
KB and Some other Sherpas Pulling Out a Fallen Sherpa From a Crevasse Near Camp II
At the End of the Season - Look at the Garbage Collected by a Campaign 'Save Mt. Everest-2011'
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