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  • CHINA, TIBET, LHASA. Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags & scrolls tied to a bridge to ensure safe passage.
    CF 0859.jpg
  • Sherpa sirdar [expedition leader] Pasang Kami ties a prayer flag to a swinging bridge over the Dudh Kosi River en route to peaks near Mount Everest.
    L 0259.jpg
  • NEPAL, Himalaya. Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags & 6,812 meter (22,349') Ama Dablam, Khumbu region, Nepal.
    KF 1346.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA.  Braga village in Manang Valley, north of Annapurna. Note Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags & winter stores of hay & firewood.
    AA 3703.jpg
  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Michael Graber (MR) waits out a storm and whiteout in base camp for a big wall climbing expedition to the Filchner Mountains. Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags hang in background
    QM 5738.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Tibetan Buddhist traveler prays at shrine by holy waterfall in one of earth's deepest canyons.
    TS 1174.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk circles the oldest castle in Tibet.
    CF 1619.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Tibetan Buddhist traveler prays at shrine by holy waterfall in one of earth's deepest canyons.
    TS 1174.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Tibetan Buddhist monastery above Braga Village in Manang Valley, north of Annapurna massif.
    AA 3410.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo River Gorge. Trekkers approach village at upper end of one of earth's deepest canyons. 7,782m (25,531ft)  Namcha Barwa bkg.
    TS 0935.jpg
  • Fog creates a dusting of rime on stone buildings near Tengboche Monastery in Nepal's Himalaya.  Mounts Kangtega and Thamserku rise in the background.
    KF 1206.jpg
  • A Sherpa yak herder loads his animal outside a house in Pangboche, near Mount Everest Base Camp. (Photo taken December 1979)
    K 1901.jpg
  • NEPAL, Kathmandu. Tibetan Buddhist stupa & prayer flags at Bodhnath temple.
    KM 2208.jpg
  • Yak-Cattle crossbreeds called Dzos graze in front of prayer flags and a sacred chorten monument at Tengboche Monastery in Nepal's Himalaya. Fog wreathes Mount Thamserku in the background.
    KF 1217.jpg
  • 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 These house have all been replaced by more modern ones.
    K 0308.jpg
  • Himalaya, Tibet, China. Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags atop pass on Tibetan plateau.
    CP 0834.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET.  Village women circumambulate a Tibetan Buddhist chorten & prayer flags during a small-town festival west of Nyingchi.
    CF 2241.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, LHASA. Potala Palace, former abode of Dalai Lama & site of many revered Tibetan Buddhist temples. Prayer flags foreground.
    CF 1065.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, LHASA. Potala Palace, former abode of Dalai Lama & site of many revered Tibetan Buddhist temples. Prayer flags foreground.
    CF 1046.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, LHASA. Potala Palace, former abode of Dalai Lama & site of many revered Tibetan Buddhist temples. Prayer flags foreground.
    CF 1042.jpg
  • Manang Valley, Nepal. Prayer flags hang outside a shrine among houses in Manang village.
    AN 5512.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Braga village in Manang Valley, north of Annapurna. Prayer flags indicate Tibetan Buddhism.
    AA 3705.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Trekker & prayer flags under Mt.Namcha Barwa, highest mt. in eastern Himalaya(24,440')
    TS 0912.jpg
  • 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.
    K 0716.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET.  Village women circumambulate a Tibetan Buddhist chorten & prayer flags during a small-town festival west of Nyingchi.
    CF 2258.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, LHASA. Potala Palace, former abode of Dalai Lama & site of many revered Tibetan Buddhist temples. Prayer flags foreground (shown here in 1986) are now gone & modern concrete buildings clutter the scene.
    CF 1070.jpg
  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Canada. Tibetan prayers flags bless base camp for Great Sail Peak expedition. (Alex Lowe)
    BI 3343.jpg
  • Kwange Peak rises behind a Tibetan Buddhist corten and prayer flag at Tengboche Monastery in the Khuymbu region of Nepal.
    KF 1211.jpg
  • Porters cross a suspension bridge over the Po Tsangpo River in eastern Tibet.
    TS 3044.jpg
  • A sacred "ovo"shrine where travelers leave offerings in Yolyn Am, a canyon called "The Vulture's Mouth" in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia.
    MGe 080712-163.jpg
  • 23,930' Mount Gyala Pheri is one of the highest peaks in Eastern Himalaya
    TS 3207.jpg
  • Porters cross a suspension bridge over the Po Tsangpo River in eastern Tibet.
    TS 3044.jpg
  • An ancient fort and Tibetan Buddhist monastery tower above Leh.
    LK 0318.jpg
  • 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.
    K 0714.jpg
  • Fortress-like Yumbu Lakang temple, the oldest dwelling in Tibet, above barley fields near Tsedang.
    CF 1634.jpg
  • Dhaulagiri peak rises behind Muktinath Temple, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2017.jpg
  • Tourist walk around Bodh'nath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2242.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk stands on the roof of fortress-like Yumbu Lakang, the oldest castle  in Tibet, atop a hill near Tsedang.
    CF 1670.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk stands on the roof of fortress-like Yumbu Lakang, the oldest castle  in Tibet, atop a hill near Tsedang.
    CF 1666.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims prostrate themselves on a suspension bridge near the Potala, former home of the Dalai Lama. reflects in a pool in Lhasa, Tibet, China.  This was taken in 1986 and the view is now crowded with modern buildings.
    CF 1191.jpg
  • Prayer flags reach toward The Potala, former abode of Dalai Lama in Lhasa, Tibet, China. 1986
    CF 1025.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. A Tibetan Buddhist monastery sits high on a hill above Braga Village in Manang Valley, north of Annapurna massif.
    AA 3714.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. A Tibetan Buddhist monastery sits high on a hillside above Braga village in the Manang Valley, north of Annapurna.
    AA 3712.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist religious icons, including prayer flags, a mani [prayer] wall and a sacred chorten frame Mounts Ama Dablam (R), Lhotse & Everest (far left, only very top showing.)
    KB 1219.jpg
  • An elderly Sherpa woman turns a huge prayer wheel at a small temple in Namche Bazaar, the leading town for the  Sherpa culture in Nepal.
    KF 0512.jpg
  • Two Saudi Arabian sponsors of the 1989-1990 Trans-Antarctica Expedition pray towards Mecca from the South Pole.
    SP 026.jpg
  • the moon sets over Mt. Kwangde and Buddhist prayer flags in the Khumbu Region of Nepal, 1980
    L 0241.jpg
  • Buddhist prayer flags hang on Rhodendron trees on Lamjura Pass in the Himalaya of Nepal. 1980
    L 0148.jpg
  • Prayer flags flutter in front of Mt. Ama Dablam in the Khumbu region of Nepal 1986.
    KF 1348.jpg
  • Prayer flags atop Kala Patar in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979 (Meredith Wiltsie photo)
    K 2915.jpg
  • Ama Dablam Peak with Mani (prayer) wall and prayer flags on Everest Trek.
    S 1318.jpg
  • Prayer flags and chorten with Mounts Everest, Lhotse and Amadablam in the background.  Khumbu Region, Nepal 1980.
    S 0322.jpg
  • Buddhist Chortens and prayer flags along Mt. Everest trail, Khumbu, Nepal.
    S 0321.jpg
  • Prayer flags and chorten frame Mounts Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam in Khumbu Region, Nepal.
    S 0312.jpg
  • Prayer flags hang from the branches of a pine tree the Manang Valley north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5119.jpg
  • Trekker overlooks deep Himalayan gorge with prayer flags behind.
    TS 0878.jpg
  • Prayer flags in Tibet.
    TS 0478.jpg
  • Tiebetan Buddhist prayer flags fly above Bodh'nath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0619.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, LHASA, Prayer flags & The Potala, former abode of Dalai Lama & sacred Buddhist shrine.
    CF 1060.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, LHASA, Prayer flags & The Potala, former abode of Dalai Lama & sacred Buddhist shrine.
    CF 1039.jpg
  • Great Sail Peak Expedition, Baffin Island, Canada. Alex Lowe (MR) on boulder beside Tibetan prayers flags in base camp.
    BI 3325.jpg
  • Great Sail Peak Expedition, Baffin Island, Canada. Alex Lowe (MR) on boulder beside Tibetan prayers flags in base camp.
    BI 3324.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags and a wall of prayer wheels (mani wall) and chorten in  Manang village, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2905.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags and a wall of prayer wheels (mani wall) in  Manang village, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2817.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhis prayer flags fly above houses in remote Manang village, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2816.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhis prayer flags fly above houses in remote Manang village, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2816Hn.jpg
  • A woman carries loads past A tibetan Buddhist mani wal & prayer flags in the Khumbu region of Nepal 1986.
    KF 1626.jpg
  • Prayer flags flutter in front of Mt. Ama Dablam in the Khumbu region of Nepal 1986.
    KF 1349.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags beside the  Dudh Kosi River in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979
    K 2412.jpg
  • A Sherpa house and prayer flags in the Khumbu Region of Nepal. 1979
    K 1912.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk carries a ceremonial sword and prayer flags to be blessed above Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu Region of Nepal's Himalaya mountains. (From 1974)g
    IP 0401.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags fly over Swaymbhu'nath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2241.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags surround the Bodh'nath Stupa near Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2204.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhis prayer flags fly above houses in remote Manang village, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2907.jpg