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Waiting for the flight to Lukla at Kathmandu domestic airport
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Peter with his map of our trek to Everest base camp
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Waiting for the plane to Lukla: Robert, Peter, Will, Chris, Tom & James
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On the Tara Airways plane to Lukla: strangers in the closest rows, Robert, Phil and Cassie visible behind.
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View of the Kathmandu domestic airport tarmac!
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Up close and personal with the Tara airlines pilot on the way to Lukla
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View of the top of the world on the flight to Lukla
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Nearly at Lukla!
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Lukla airport. The runway is pretty short!
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Lukla: Cassie and Will walking around the airport.
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Shahid, our tour leader, getting started at Lukla.
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Taking a break on the way to our first camp site: making Shahid eat some 40th birthday cake!
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Our first camp site at Ghat.
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Campsite at Ghat.
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Morning at Ghat: getting ready for the trek to Namche Bazaar.
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A view from the easy first part of the trek to Namche Bazaar.
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Morning tea stop. Only later did we realise this toilet was close to luxury in the Himalayas!
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Another break. One of sherpas is on the left, James and Cassie on the right.
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One of our lovely sherpas. He is wisely not telling us what really lies ahead!
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One of the ubiquitous bridges strewn with prayer flags.
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"Rest day" at Namche. Shahid with, I think, Robert.
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Ready, steady, photograph! Glenn, Tom and Chris.
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One of our sherpas staying warm.
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Wayne and Peter. Very happy after the nasty climb on our rest day.
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Watching the wind blow off the snow on the high peaks.
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Edmund Hillary school and his nice bronze statue.
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Close up of the Hillary statue.
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School's out! Having a snack at the Hillary school.
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"Hight speed": really?
