Chhukung 4750 m - Kongma La Camp 5260 m
day 25 : 11 november 2003
  
  tippee  
  high end trekking... tippee tents from a Hauser Expedition team  
  
  
   
  packing up  
  our porters packing up our gear and readying to go  
  
  
   
  on the slope  
  cutting across the Nuptse Glacier moraine to reach the trail that goes up to Kongma La  
  
  
   
  bird's eye view  
  a great way to see the mountains... a paraglider soars high above us  
  
  
   
  valley of clouds  
  view of the Imja Valley that leads to Dingboche and Pheriche  
  
  
   
  inching up  
  it was a slow steep climb on slippery rocks and frozen snow as we ascend towards Kongma La  
  
  
   
  arriving @ camp  
  our campsite for the night, a sheltered site just below a huge rock outcrop  
  
  
   
  team black ninja  
  our porters pitching up our tents at Kongma La Camp  
  
  
   
  glow  
  a fiery evening glow on Nuptse and Makalu  
  

  
 

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