A foot print left.

My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Worldwide | Tuesday, November 8, 2011 | 5 photos

I have chosen these photos from a recent trip to Nepal, october 2011 where we hiked to base camp Everest and Mt Kala Patar.
This trip although only planned the month before we left was truly one of the greatest travel experiences I have had. The scenery and landscape on offer and the people of Nepal are all something that will stay with you. Over the past 6 years i have been lucky enough to travel to many countries, places i had never herd and culture foreign to what I knew. I have met unbelievable people along the way, visiting them in their homes and seeing through others eyes ways to live.
With photography there is no bigger reward for me than the joy people get from looking at photos, what nature has to offer. The opportunity to be mentored by Jason on behalf of National Geographic in South Africa would be a dream come true.
Photo 1.
Dubar Square, Kathmandu also know as Basantapur Durbar Square.
We found a small "roof top" restaurant and dined on fried rice and the famous Everest Beer. It was hypnotic watch the calm of the bikes weaving through the people selling their fresh veg and lentils. Within minutes after this photo, the square was deserted as after 9pm, the city just sleeps.
Photo 2.
Lukla Airport. Gateway to the Himalaya's.
Lukla Airport, it was built in the 60's - 70's as a gesture of gratitude from Sir Edmond Hillary to the people of the region. Known as the worlds most extreme airport it has a pitch of 12 degrees and is 460m in length.
Photo 3.
In the lower altitudes you walk to constant sound of water rush down from the melting glaciers high in the Himalaya.
Photo 4.
The once solid glacier which leads us towards Everest Base Camp is littered with holes, wound like melts which have only started to appear in the last decade.
Photo 5.
We reach Kala Patar, 5545m at 7 am. Prayer flags wave in the breeze with the top of the world looking down apon them.