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K 239 images Created 18 May 2021

K - Khumbu - 1979
Description: Trek to the Khumbu Region with Mountain Travel, Nepal 1979 (film)
Details: Photos captured in Nepal from 1979 to 1980 

This is part of the AlpenImage Photography Archive, a vast image collection from around the world shot by Gordon Wiltsie. For more information about this gallery, or to browse the entire archive explore our interactive database at https://www.alpenimage.com/database
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  • Mts. Gauri Shankar and Melungtse in the Himalaya of Nepal.
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  • Terraced fields in the lowlands of Nepal.
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  • Mountains in the Himalaya iof Nepal.
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  • Mount Everest (background) and adjacent peaks tower behind lower foothills in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • The Dudh Kosi River valley in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • 6608m Thamserku rises in the Khumbu region of the Nepal Himalaya
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA.   A dzo (cross between yak & cow) carries loads for Mt. Everest-bound trekkers in Khumbu region.
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  • A yak carries trekker's goods  in the Khumbu region of the Nepal Himalaya
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA.  Trekkers & porters at entrance station to Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) National Park in Jorsale village.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA.  Mani stone along Mt. Everest Base Camp trail in Khumbu Region.  This is carved with Tibetan Buddhist prayers.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA.  Coniferous forest & mountains above Dudh Kosi River, draining Mount Everest & Khumbu Region, home of the Sherpas.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA.  Trekkers en route to  Mount Everest Base Camp climb "Namche Hill" out of Dudh Kosi canyon to Namche Bazaar, main Sherpa town.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA.  Sherpa porter & yak driver with dzos (yak/cattle crossbreeds) carrying trekking gear up trail to Mount Everest Base Camp.
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  • in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. 6,623m (21,729')  Thamserku above canyon of Dudh Kosi River, Khumbu region.
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  • Traditional houses rise behind a Tibetan Buddhist stupa and prayer flags in Namche Bazar, leading town of the Sherpas in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya. Photo from 1979. These house have all been replaced by more modern ones.
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  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. Sherpa houses in Namche Bazaar, leading town of Khumbu region. 6,623m (21,729') Thamserku bkg.
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  • Traditional Sherpa houses crowd a hillside in Namche Bazar, leading town of the Sherpas in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya. Photo from 1979. These house have all been replaced by more modern ones.
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  • A traditional Sherpa house  in the Khumbu region of the Nepal Himalaya. 1979
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  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. Dramo, a small Sherpa village between Namche Bazaar and Thami, photographed in 1979.
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  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. Tibetan Buddhist mani stones, carved with prayers and placed in a wall beside Mount Everest Base Camp trail, Khumbu region
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  • A Sherpa woman herds yaks carrying trekking equipment above Namche Bazaar, the leading commmercial center of Nepal's Khumbu region.  Behind is Mount Thamserku.  (This photo was taken in 1979, before the explosion of trekking and mountaineering activity in the region.)
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  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. Sherpa girls head out to gather firewood in Dramo village, Khumbu region. Note khukri knife & tumpline basket.
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  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. Trekkers between Namche Bazaar & Thame in Khumbu region. Mounts Kangtega, Thamserku & Kusum Kanguru bkg.
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  • Mts. Kangtega & Thamserku  in the Khumbu region of the Nepal Himalaya. 1979
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  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. Sherpa women rush past trekkers en route to gathering firewood.
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  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. Sherpa girl gathers juniper firewood for family, augmenting deforestation in Khumbu region.
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  • 6,500-meter Teng Kangpoche rises above in trees the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • in the Khumbu region of the Nepal Himalaya. 1979
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  • Sherpa girls watch intently as village life goes on in Namche Bazaar, the leading town of Nepal's Khumbu region.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA, Thame Village, a Sherpa settlement in the Khumbu region. 6623-meter Mt. Thamserku & 6685-meter Kangtega (L) bkg.
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  • A Himalayan chough nests in the K humbu region of the Nepal Himalaya. 1979
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  • Thame Gompa (temple) in the Khumbu region of the Nepal Himalaya. 1979
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  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. Tibetan Buddhist mani stones, carved with prayers and placed in a wall beside a trail in Thame village, Khumbu region.
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  • Thame village in the Khumbu region of the Nepal Himalaya. 1979
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  • Thame village in the Khumbu region of the Nepal Himalaya. 1979
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  • Mts. Kangtega & Thamserku  in the Khumbu region of the Nepal Himalaya. 1979
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Tibetan Buddhist "chorten" near Thami village (Sherpa), Khumbu Region. 6623-meter Mt. Thamserku & 6685-meter Kangtega (L) bkg.
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  • The Bhote Kosi Valley in the Khumbu region of the Nepal. 1979
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  • A Sherpa elder in Thame village in the Khumbu region of the Nepal. 1979
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  • A young Tibetan Buddhist monk sits in a doorway in Namche Bazar in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA, Sherpa woman selling souvenirs to trekkers hiking to Mount Everest base camp, Khumbu region.
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  • Mount Thamserku in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Mount Khum Bui Yul Lha, a sacred mountin to the Sherpas in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • A trekkers camp in Khumjung village in the Khumbu region of the Nepal. 1979
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  • Smoke rises from houses in Khunde village in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya. Sacred mount Ama Dablam in background. 1979 photo.
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  • Khunde village in the Khumbu region of the Nepal. 1979
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  • Khunde village in the Khumbu region of the Nepal. 1979
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  • Mount Ama Dablam rises behind Khumjung village in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya. 1979 photo.
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  • Khumjung village in the Khumbu region of the Nepal. 1979
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  • Mount Ama Dablam rises behind Khumjung village in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya. 1979 photo.
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  • Khunde & Khumjung (background), leading towns of the Sherpa people in Nepal's Khumbu region.  Mount Thamserku on left.  This photo was taken in 1979, before the explosion of mountaineering and trekking activity in the region.
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  • A trekker passes a Tibetan Buddhist chorten and prayer flags in Khumjung village in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya. 1979 photo. Mount Ama Dablam background.
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  • Khumbu Region, Himalaya, Nepal.  6,812-meter (22,349 foot) Mount Ama Dablam towers above barely-visible Tengboche Monastery.
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  • Mt. Ama Dablam towers above the Khumbu region of the Nepal. 1979
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  • A Tibetan Buddhist chorten in the Khumbu region of the Nepal. 1979
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  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. Tibetan Buddhist chorten built by Sherpas beside trail to Mount Everest, Khumbu region. Mt. Kangtega bkg.
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  • A Himalayan thar in the Khumbu region of the Nepal. 1979
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  • A Himalayan thar in the Khumbu region of the Nepal. 1979
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  • A Himalayan thar stands on a slope in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Mts. Kangtega & Thamserku  in the Khumbu region of the Nepal Himalaya. 1979
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  • Trekkers hike below Mt. Khumbui Yul Lha, a sacred perak to the Sherpas in the Khumbu region of the Nepal. 1979
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  • Khum Bui Yul Lha, a sacred peak to the Sherpas in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • A stellite peak of Mt. Khumbi Yul Lha, in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979
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  • Mounts Kangtega & Thamserku tower behind Dole village in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA,  Dzos (yak/cattle crossbreeds) carry trekking loads up Gokyo Valley in Khumbu region. 22,250 ' (6,782m)  Kangtega bkg.
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  • Luza village in the Gokyo Valley in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979
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  • Stone walls surround potato fields in Macchermo, a herders village in the Gokyo Valley, Khumbu Region, Nepal.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Stone walls surrounding snow-covered potato fields in Luza, Gokyo Valley, Khumbu region.
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  • Clouds swirl above the Gokyo Valley in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979
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  • Trekkers set up camp at Macchermo village in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979
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  • A trekkers camp in Macchermo village in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979
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  • Trekkers below Mt. Thamserku in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979
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  • Cholatse peak rises above Pangka village in the Gokyo Valley in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979
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  • A frozen stream in the Gokyo Valley in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979
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  • A Sherpa crosses headwaters of the Dudh Kosi River in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979
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  • The Himalaya tower behind a hut in the Gokyo Valley,  in the Khumbu region of Nepal.
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  • Trekkers ascent a ridge n the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Trekkers in Gokyo Valley below sacred 18,901' (5761m) Khumbila.
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  • A sherpa boy tends yaks carrying loads for trekkers  in  Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Mount Nangpa Gosum in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Trekkers hike through snow in the Gokyo Valley in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979
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  • Mount Nangpa Gosum in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Mts. Kangtega & Thamserku in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979
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  • Thamseru towers over Phortse village in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979
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  • Phortse village in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979 Gokyo Valley bkg
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  • Sacred mount Ama Dablam rises near Everest in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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