Mountain spirit?! Relax… He is only our Sherpa. His name is Dil. We used him for the second time on our trekking expedition because he is very knowledgeable, skillful and most importantly honest. Sherpa is used to refer as guides for mountaineering expeditions in the Himalayas, particularly Mt. Everest. They are highly regarded as elite [...]

Prayer flags are common sight all over Nepal. Their purpose is to chant prayers to their God. Each flick of these colorful flags by the wind counted as one chanting prayer. If you seen small shrine like this all over Nepalese mountains, it means someone has died around there and the shrine acted as a [...]

This is the top view of Gokyo-Ri and Gokyo Lakes 3. The lake strangely reflects emerald color instead of blue against the sky. Weather are very unpredictable. Clouds are moving in amazing speed. As we climbed further up,  we saw the cloud rolling towards the village. Noticed the gray area behind the village? It’s the [...]

Beside Gokyo lake, there is a long glacier stretches in multiple kilometers covered with gravers. When looking down from the Mountain at its shoulder, we can hear rocks or even slaps of ice break off and fall into individual holes …. which is water from melted snow. The whole stretch looks hilly, grey, cold, dangerous [...]

Gokyo lakes, finally we reached this famous site. The path are rocky and dry. The fog moving constantly. Here is the full view of the first lake. (Click to enlarge.) Even though it looks like ordinary lake, no plant or animal living in that  lake due to its low temperature. by krizzcross