Ascending moraine alongside the Central Rongbuk Glacier.
A small glacial lake on the Central Rongbuk Glacier.
Looking up the lateral moraine fields of the Central Rongbuk Glacier towards Everest.
Me on my way up the moraine of the Rongbuk Glacier (Photo: Bunter Anson)
I pause on my way up the Rongbuk Glacier, with Changtse and Everest behind (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Me beside a glacial lake on the Rongbuk glacier.
Cairns on the Rongbuk glacier.
More cairns on the Rongbuk glacier.
Tim rests on a rock.
Yaks returning to Base Camp as we ascend.
Approaching the junction with the East Rongbuk Glacier.
Pumori (7165m) from the Central Rongbuk Glacier.
Tim, Ian and Mark rest during the walk (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Chris rests during the walk (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Nima and Sangye take a rest on the Central Rongbuk Glacier.
Pumori from the Rongbuk glacier.
Descending from the East Rongbuk Glacier.
Yaks ascend the East Rongbuk Glacier.
Tibetan snow cock.
Guangming Peak (6533m) and Khumbutse (in cloud, 6665m) from the Central Rongbuk Glacier.
Everest from the Central Rongbuk Glacier.
Gazing up at Everest.
Everest and the outliers of the West Ridge.
Yaks on the trail.
Yaks on their way up from Base Camp.
The trail up from Base Camp.
Higher reaches of the Rongbuk glacier.
Tibetan snowcocks.
A yak grazes outside our tent.
Yak resting in a light snow shower at Japanese Camp.
A nosey yak peers into our tent
(Photo: Mark Dickson)
