Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Flying into Lukla, First Day on the Trail


A view of Mt. Everest along the Kathmandu-Lukla flight path



The flight from Kathmandu to Lukla takes about an hour with an abrupt landing on a short mountainside uphill airstrip at 2800 meters.



Airport approach



Porters count their earnings at a lodge in the Himalayan town of Lukla, where we met our guide and porter and started along the trail into the Khumbu Valley.



Gateway to the Khumbu Valley with a view of the scared Khumbu mountain.

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