Amphu Base Camp 5222 m - Imja Tsho 4885 m - Pareshaya Gyab (Island Base Camp) 5150 m
day 19 : 5 november 2003
  
  group @ amphu  
  a rare photograph of the whole team together... at Amphu Base Camp  
  
  
   
  pee  
  daily morning chore before setting off  
  
  
   
  train of people  
  the train of porters, kitchen crew, guides and climbers that make up our team  
  
  
   
  island just ahead  
  Island Peak comes into view standing tall in front of us as we decended the Ampulapcha Glacier towards Imja Tsho  
  
  
   
  imja tsho  
  turning westwards at where the Ampulapcha Glacier meets the Lhotse Shar Glacier, the rectangular Imja Tsho comes into view  
  
  
   
  tracks  
  the snowy terrain at Amphu Basin gives way to a more rocky terrain as we go nearer to Imja Tsho  
  
  
   
  walk to base camp  
  skirting around the western edge of Imja Tsho, the walk from there to Island Base Camp was relatively easy  
  
  
   
  tea break  
  already almost reaching Island Base camp, yet we still get our usual tea break on the trail  
  
  
   
  chefs at work  
  the hardworking kitchen crew busy at work preparing our dinner  
  
  
 

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