Yves 'prays' for early departure at Yeti Airlines' office
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Near Lukla airport, where our expedition begins |
Camille happy to refresh herself with her new SIGG water bottle. Sunglasses courtesy of TAG Heuer.
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Crossing a stream |
Resting after reaching a pass at 4600m
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Hot noodles, a treat at 5000m! |
Luc, in a rare peaceful moment |
A haunted forest |
A baby yack runs for his mother
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Emilie, Christophe and Claire in a joyful climbing moment © Pierre Dutrievoz |
A solar heater: boils water in 15 minutes IF there is sun... |
Typical camp at lower altitudes |
Christophe npping: we all do as soon as we have a chance... |
Christophe with Mera Peak in the background |
Cold hands warm quickly with a sirdar's (head sherpa) assistance |
Young sherpa: 13-year old, already carrying 30 KG |
A sherpa's best friends... |
Solar panels, super efficient... when sunny outdoors. |
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Yves and Samir review GPS positions of stakes before next day's glacier climb
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Leaving Khare - Yves prepares to find the way to the glacier stakes |
Approaching Mera Glacier |
The fog does not help in finding the way... |
Fitting crampons |
Climbing the glacier to Mera Pass to find ablation stakes |
We find our first stake! |
Assisted by Samir, Alexandre measures the exposed portion of the stake. This will allow comparison with measurements from prior years |
Looking at the marks on bamboo stakes |
Luc on the glacier |
Thank you UFG Private Equity for your support (www.groupe-ufg.com) |
Thank you UFG Private Equity for your support (www.groupe-ufg.com) |
Thank you TAG Heuer for your support (www.tagheuer.com) |
Sending a thought to our sponsors (www.yandr.com)
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Nima, our head sherpa for the glacier climb, with his inseparable SIGG water bottle! |
Sabai Tsho Lake today (Aug 2009) |
Samir shows the top of the 100m-high and 300m-wide moraine dam which collapsed in 1998 |
Aïnhoa relaxes on top of the lake |
A river of rocks burries the valley |
On Sept. 3, 1998, when the moraine collapsed, villagers heard a loud splash coming from the lake, rushed outside and moved to higher grounds. A flood of water, rocks and glacial ice passed along the main stream valley. This lasted for only 5 to 10 minutes. |
The collapsed moraine from Sabai Tsho lake, seen from Tangna |
