Sherpa porters provide the main form of transport for all goods within the Khumbu (Everest) region as there are no roads throughout this part of the Himalayas. After witnessing their strength and endurance you will never complain about exhaustion or having to subsist on a diet of lentils and rice.
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Everest Base Camp Trek via Kongma La Pass
Annapurna Circuit
Thorong La Pass, Annapurna Circuit
Granite Summit of Borneo
Mt Rinjani, Lombok
Yesterday I returned from a three day trek to the summit of Mt Rinjani, Lombok Indonesia. Difficult and exhausting, but well organised and breathtaking. From the summit you are greeted with a sea of volcanic peaks from the islands surrounding Lombok.
Camp 1, Mt Rinjani
Mt Rinjani crater lake, from 3600m at dawn.