The Trek, a slide show of my adventure trekking to the summit of Kala Patthar, above Mount Everest...
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Transcript of The Trek, a slide show of my adventure trekking to the summit of Kala Patthar, above Mount Everest...
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!