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These photos are supplemental to the ones found in my book Everest Pilgrim: A Solo Trek to Nepal’s Everest Base Camp and Beyond.

Looking out the window on the flight from Kathmandu to Lukla

Looking out the window on the flight from Kathmandu to Lukla

The cockpit right before landing in Lukla

The cockpit right before landing in Lukla

A beautiful pyramid-shaped peak above Lukla

A beautiful pyramid-shaped peak above Lukla

A plane taking off from Lukla

A plane taking off from Lukla

The beautiful pyramid-shaped peak

The beautiful pyramid-shaped peak

A small temple built into a cliff face

A small temple built into a cliff face

A suspension bridge

A suspension bridge

One of the villages down at the bottom of the valley

One of the villages down at the bottom of the valley

A village at the bottom of the valley

A village at the bottom of the valley

Looking down from one of the suspension bridges

Looking down from one of the suspension bridges

A waterfall along the trail

A waterfall along the trail

A few buildings in one of the villages between Lukla and Namche

A few buildings in one of the villages between Lukla and Namche

A chorten festooned with prayer flags

A chorten festooned with prayer flags

A ribbon-like waterfall across the valley

A ribbon-like waterfall across the valley

The suspensions bridges at the base of the hill up to Namche Bazaar

The suspensions bridges at the base of the hill up to Namche Bazaar

Looking down a side valley

Looking down a side valley

A suspension bridge

A suspension bridge

A suspension bridge

A suspension bridge

The outskirts of Namche

The outskirts of Namche

Looking down the valley that the trail from Lukla to Namche goes up

Looking down the valley that the trail from Lukla to Namche goes up

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