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Digitized slides, from a working vacation to Nepal in 1990. I was a guest of the King (now deposed by Marxist gov) we traveled in the Kumbu of the Himalayas for four weeks working with the locals on a Musk Deer Project. This little deer has a gland like a belly button that secrets musk. Highly valuable it is used in the perfume business. The deer live in the birch forsest below 14,000 feet in the Kumbu.
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A climbers dream.  Kumbu,Himalaya  Nepal
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A climbers dream. Kumbu,Himalaya Nepal

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  • A climbers dream.  Kumbu,Himalaya  Nepal
  • Left to right Everest, Nuptse,Lohotse, Lohotse Shar, Jobo Lhaptshan, Makalu, Taboche, Amphu Labtsa,, Amai Dablang. Kumbu, Nepal
  • Mt Everest, Sagarmatha,  8383 Meters. Kumbu, Nepal  This is the south face most climbs go up the right ridge.
  • Mt Everest, Sagamatha,  The top several thousand feet of Mt Everest are marine sandstone from ancient seas. Kumbu, Nepal
  • Sargamantha, 8848.mtrs  Lohotse, 8501 mtrs,  Lohotse Shar 8383 mtrs and Makalu. 8475 mtrs. Kumbu, Nepal
  • Makalu 8,475 Meters Kumbu, Nepal
  • Unknown himalayian peak in Kumbu, Nepal
  • Last light on Amai Dablang, 6,856 meters, Kumbu, Nepal  Known as the 'fishtail"
  • Chutes of Lhotse Shar, 8,383 meters, Kumbu, Nepal
  • Nuptse 7879 meters. low peak in Kumbu, Nepal
  • Taboche 6367 Meters, Kumbu, Nepal
  • Cho Oyu, 8153 Meters, Kumbu, Nepal
  • Daybreak at Namche Bazar, Kumbu, Nepal.<br />
This is the kick  off town for all Khumbu climbing expeditions. Supplies are carried in here from the nearest road. 13 days by porter.
  • Saturday Market in Namche Bazar, Kumbu, Nepal.  All the goods offered in this market were carried in from the lowlands by porters in baskets. It takes 13 days to make the trip.
  • The trail to Tengpoche Gonda, Kumbu, Nepal
  • The trail to Namche goes up and down alot. But mostly up..Kumbu, Nepal
  • Kumbu trail, a porter rounds a corner on a trail to Do Lo
  • Everything is transported in the Kumbu by porters in baskets.
  • The bridges are critical to transport. They are expensive, get washed out alot, and its better to test them with a Yak when they are new. Kumbu, Nepal
  • Himalayan Thar Kumbu, Nepal
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