Nepal Trek: Jiri to Everest Base Camp
Mount Everest (top right), Everest Base Camp (lower left,) and Khumbu Icefall (center) from Kala Patthar (18,519 ft.)

Nepal Trek: Jiri to Everest Base Camp

Presented for the Etna Library on March 16, 2022. If you would like to view a recording of the presentation on YouTube,  please click HERE Mount Everest (top right), Everest…

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Annapurna Circuit in grayscale
The village of Jharkot stands before Dhaulagiri, the 7th highest Mountain in the world, during a snowstorm.

Annapurna Circuit in grayscale

I recently converted some photos from my trek around the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal to Black and White for a book that will be published this summer. The book is…

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Coast to Coast Walk

I just completed 2/3 of the Wainwright Trail across northern England with two great friends.  Only one day of rain across the moors. Never been so wet with clothes on…

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Jomolhari Trek in Bhutan

In November of 2014, a good friend and I did a challenging 6-day trek in northwestern Bhutan. We crossed three high passes, the highest just over 16,000 ft, but they…

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Back from Nepal

A small group of hearty souls spent a month trekking around the hills and mountains of Nepal recently. Rather than take the easy route---flying to Lukla---we walked from Jiri and…

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Annapurna Images Posted

I have posted photos and words from the first 70% of our 2011 trek around the Annapurna range in Nepal HERE. There are quite a few photos on the pages…

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Solar and Wood

Solar and wood are often used together in cold climates. Last year I came across an interesting example in the Mustang district of Nepal two days after crossing the nearly…

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Manang Simplified

The village of Manang, located in Nepal north of the Annapurna range and east of Mustang, abounds with fascinating stone structures. This brief slide show has versions of some of…

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People of Manang

The people of Manang, especially the children, were friendly and cheerful. They live amid great beauty---the views from the city of the Annapurna range are spectacular. The older part of…

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