The Trek(now available on Amazon.com and on all eBook sites, including Nook, iTunes, Kindle, etc)

November 2004

Some facts about the Himalayas

• Formed only 65 million years ago• Formed when the Indian Plate crashed into (and

under) the Eurasian Plate and pushed the ocean floor up

• Became the highest mountain only 200,000 years ago

• Growing at 5 millimeters per year – will eventually (millions of years from now) collapse under its own weight

• The valleys all around Everest were formed by Glaciers

•Started here

•Summit

18,514 feet

Arriving in Phadking

Arriving in Namche Bazaar

Tengboche

Ama Dablam

Dingboche

Dughla

Lobuche

Heading into Gorak Shep

Summit of Kala Patar

Everest (29,036 feet)

←Base Camp

Going Home!