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Ama Dablam framed by prayer flags...I love this pic

$Ama Dablam in all its glory - for those who need a jog in memory, this is the same gorgeous \"thumb shaped\" peak in the previous albums - what a change in perspective from south to north$

Looking north - up ahead in the distance is the trail to Everest via Dughla, Lobuche and Gorak Shep

One mountain, many moods with time as the sun rises over the horizon...slightly later as day breaks

$Ama Dablam - by far one of the most beautiful mountains of the Great Himalayas of Eastern Nepal. The main peak is 6,812 metres (22,349 ft), the lower western peak is 5,563 metres (18,251 ft). Ama Dablam means \"Mother\'s Necklace\"; the long ridges on each side like the arms of a mother (ama) protecting her child, and the hanging glacier thought of as the dablam, the traditional double-pendant containing pictures of the gods, worn by Sherpa women. For several days, Ama Dablam dominates the eastern sky for anyone trekking to Mount Everest basecamp.$

The Great Himalayas - Thamserku to the left, Everest in the centre, Ama Dablam to the right of the frame.

Its really strange how small changes in position, especially altitude, alters the way an entire range seems to be - thats Everest getting clouded over just before sunrise - about 30 mins after I started clicking; the weather is so unpredictable

A dzopkyo - most of the so-called "yaks" around the Khumbu are actually dzopkyo (male) or dzum (female), the offspring of pure-blood yaks and cows or Tibetan bulls.

Everest is to the left of the frame and Lhotse to the right

Tengboche Monastery, also known as Dawa Choling Gompa, is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Sherpa community. Situated at 3,867 metres (12,687 ft), the monastery is the largest gompa in the Khumbu region of Nepal.

Standing tall and proud - up close and personal with Mt Everest

Stupa just short of Pangboche - on a clear day, this is a great viewpoint for Ama Dablam (but sadly for me, it wasn't clear!)

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