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india, photography, travel

Triund – India – August 2009

Triund is seasonal pasture land located about 1000m above Mcleod Ganj and is where I spent six days just wandering around the surrounding hills, meadows and valleys, eating Maggie and drinking too much instant coffee. Initially, I was planning to trek Indrahar Pass but decided that I would rather spend my last few days in [...]

india, photography, travel

Stok Kangri IV

Morning on the final day.

Heading back down with the help of gravity.

Looking back.

Back to Stok.

6121m – a new altitude record for me.

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india, photography, travel

Stok Kangri I – August 2009

6121m above and behind the picturesque village of Stok is Stok Kangri and the main reason I ventured into this part of the world.  I like culture, but I prefer views.  On a good day the summit offers vies of Mt. Kailash in the TAR and K2 in Pakistan.
Initially, I was going to attempt [...]

personal, photography, travel

Nepal Photography III

I’ve placed several more base camp photo groups in the gallery. These ones will take you right up and into the Nepalese Base Camp. I was extremely lucky to have this opportunity as it is not common to have expeditions in camp during this time, nor is it common for trekkers to be [...]

photography, travel, urban planning

Nepal Photography

The total gallery count is up to 2153 photos. This number only includes half of my Nepalese photos and none of the shots I took this past winter in Southeast Asia. By the time I get those up the count will most likely be pushing 3000.
New additions from my time on the Tibet/Nepal [...]