Mark in the mess tent at Base Camp.
Petr, Ian, Bunter and Mark in the mess tent at Base Camp.
Helping ourselves to tea in the mess tent at Base Camp (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Mic and Sangye at Everest Base Camp.
Prayer flags at Base Camp.
Tents at Base Camp with Everest in cloud.
Mark and me in our tent at Base Camp (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Everest in cloud, seen beneath prayer flags.
Me at Everest Base Camp.
Mic and Petr use a rock to describe the route up Everest.
Sunlight touches the top of Everest.
Sunlight over the north face of Everest (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Clear skies over Everest from Base Camp.
Reading a paper at Everest Base Camp.
Perusing the City of London Police newspaper, In Force
Walking through Everest Base Camp.
Everest, seen from Base Camp on the north side.
Tents spread widely across a gravelly valley floor at Everest Base Camp.
Glacier training above Base Camp
(Photo: Mark Dickson)
Mark does some ice axe practice on a glacier near Base Camp.
Me on the glacier above Base Camp (Photo: Bunter Anson)
I climb an ice step on the glacier above Base Camp (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Mic gives a practical demonstration of how to fall over (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Abseiling practice near Base Camp (Photo: Bunter Anson)
I practice an abseil above Base Camp (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Gamow bag demonstration in the mess tent (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Bunter relaxing in his tent (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Yellow tent at Everest Base Camp.
Clear view of Everest from Base Camp.
Prayer flags at Everest Base Camp.
Our expedition team at Base Camp.
Petr packs some of his kit outside his tent.
Clear skies over an unusually snow-capped Everest.
Figures pass through Base Camp on their way up the mountain.
Changtse (7583m) and the north face of Everest (8848m) from Base Camp.
A train of yaks passes through Base Camp.
Assorted tents at Everest Base Camp (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Ian and Chris relax at Base Camp (Photo: Bunter Anson)
A yak at Everest Base Camp.
Yaks and their loads (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Yaks await loading at Everest Base Camp (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Yak loading (Photo: Bunter Anson)
More yak loading (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Mark waits at Base Camp prior to departure (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Chris exercises prior to departure (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Dividing up the loads (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Bunter prepares to depart from Base Camp.
A closer view of the summit pyramid of Everest from Base Camp (Photo: Mark Dickson)
Sorting supplies at Base Camp (Photo: Mark Dickson)
Yaks by the tents at Base Camp (Photo: Mark Dickson)
Mic crosses the moraine at Base Camp (Photo: Mark Dickson)
Arriving back at Base Camp on the return journey (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Kaji, Pasang and Dawa wait expectantly at Base Camp for our transport to arrive (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Tim demonstrates a Norfolk Salute (Photo: Bunter Anson)
