The 350-meter-climb through rocks and the frontal moraine of Khumbu glacier is quite hard. The snow leopard is said to live here. However don?t expect to see one, this track is far too busy for such a wary animal! At the top of the climb, about 20 funeral monuments are lined up to pay tribute to the courage of the Sherpa guides who died on Mount Everest...
Panorama made of 3 x 13 photos taken on the 11 April 2009.
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Nepal is a crossroads of different civilisations, at the junction of 2 huge cultural zones: Hindu India and Buddhist Tibet. A prayer wheel is a cultural object used by Tibetans practising Buddhism. The traditional prayer wheel is made of a cylinder filled with mantras and free to turn around an axle. The wheels are set in motion one after the other by the believer who walks in front of them (the same spiritual value as the prayer). The believer sets the wheels with his right hand. The wheel must turn clockwise so that the mantra is read in the way it was written.
Panorama made of 3 x 12 photos taken on the 09 April 2009.
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Around the temple all the animals and birds are protected and their habitats as well!. In fact Buddhists think all creatures are fellow-creatures, having the same cycle of life and death. By easing the life of the animals living in the surroundings the monks gain advantages for a better future life. Every one is a winner: the conifer, the pheasant and even the Yeti!
Panorama made of 3 x 11 photos taken on the 09 April 2009.
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It is a major place of Buddhism. In the past, the place was empty and favourable to meditation. Today, numerous lodges, a police-station and a phone-center surround the gompa. Situated on the road to the valley of Mount Everest it attracts a lot of tourists. It shelters about 50 lamas and novices. The monastery was builtin1923 on Lama Shanga Darjee?s initiative. An earthquake destroyed it in 1934 and a fire burnt it down in 1989. It was rebuilt bigger and more magnificent and it goes on getting bigger year after year!
Panorama made of 3 x 12 photos taken on the 09 April 2009.
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Khumjung is a more authentic village than NB. There are fewer shops. Thanks to the institution run by Sir Edmund Hillary, a school has been built. With the education given, many Nepalese children can become guides or have access to interesting jobs in Katmandou. Hillary devoted a lot of his time to his actions and Nepalese people still benefit from them.
Panorama made of 3 x 12 photos taken on the 14 April 2009.
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This monastery dates back to the 16th century. As in all Buddhist monasteries Buddha?s 216 sacred texts are shown on either side of the altar. The first 108 texts are Kyengur: sacred texts written in Sanskrit and translated in Tibetan. The other 108 texts are Tyengur; modified versions of the former in which there are more explanations. In the center of the monastery there is Guru Rinpoche with, on his right, Bodhisatva Avalokiteshvara.
Panorama made of 3 x 11 photos taken on the 14 April 2009.
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Yeti? But what are you talking about? Of course there is no tangible proof that it exists but Sherpa people do believe in its existence. No genetic research has been done on this scalp. Many have tried to see these creatures but with very little success! The Yeti is said to be about 3-meter-high, with a cone-shaped skull, pointed ears, a human face and a human shape.
Panorama made of 3 x 12 photos taken on the 14 April 2009.
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The national park of Sagarmatha is situated in the east part of Nepal, with the Himalaya and half south Mount Everest. The park was open on July 19, 1976 and was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1979.Sagarmatha is a Sanskrit word made of Sagar (heaven) and of Matha (head), and it is the Nepalese name of Mount Everest. When you enter the park, Nepalese rangers control your trekking permit (they check the entrance fees) and on the way out, you must have your permit stamped (the wardens check no trekker got lost in the mountain and is missing).
Panorama made of 3 x 13 photos taken on the 08 April 2009.
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