Published 4 months ago by Christoffer Steinsvåg
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From the nice quay in Haugesund, picture taken close to the Risøybridge. Had a hard time stitching this, too many finely textured details close to came...(more)
Published over 1 year ago by Arroz Marisco
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This is taken on our way to Imja Tsho, a glacial lake lying close to the foot of Amphu (5663m). As the trail is covered with knee-...(more)
Published over 1 year ago by Arroz Marisco
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Standing on this ridge cutting the village of Thame into two halves, one gets the enormousness of the Valley of Bhote Koshi which runs all...(more)
Published over 1 year ago by Arroz Marisco
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Perching on the hillside on the right is the monastry of Thame and down below the large house with a green corrugated iron roof is the hydr...(more)
Published over 1 year ago by Vil Muhametshin
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The Bīriņi estate complex and the park was built in the 18th-19th century. The castle itself was built in 1860, and exemplifies a ...(more)
Published almost 2 years ago by Arroz Marisco
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Imja tse (6160m), better known as Island peak would have spoken alarmingly at the rate at which the three mighty...(more)
Published almost 2 years ago by Arroz Marisco
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Phurte amounts to no more than a few cottages but sits quite prominently on the way from Namche Bazaar to the village of Thame which holds...(more)
Published almost 2 years ago by Arroz Marisco
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My last day at Namche Bazaar wasn't put to more sensible use - rest as most people would have done after a long hike to and from t...(more)
Published almost 2 years ago by Arroz Marisco
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The little hamlet of Dragnag provides much-needed accommodations for knacked hikers after tackling the dreaded Chola Pass.Nguzumpa G...(more)
Published almost 2 years ago by Arroz Marisco
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The 5345m high Renjo La Pass is slightly off the beaten track but it offers spectacular view of the incredible Himalaya Range i...(more)
Published almost 2 years ago by Arroz Marisco
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The ridge that leads to one of the best vista is now covered with so much snow that treading it is a rather treacherous undertaking - I backtracked as I have no way to be sure of my footing.
Published about 2 years ago by Arroz Marisco
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Taken from the Southern ridge of Kala Patthar, Mt Everest(8848m)- that distinct pyramid of brown granite too steep to ho...(more)
Published about 2 years ago by Arroz Marisco
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Pangboche is the first major settlement after the Monastry of Tengboche and is normally a convenient stop for the more energetic trekkers...(more)
Published about 2 years ago by Arroz Marisco
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A view taken on the ridge adjoining the longest glacier of the Himalayas, the Nguzumpa Glacier - the little hamlet of Gokyo, consists of three main hoste...(more)
Published about 2 years ago by Arroz Marisco
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The 2nd Lake of Gokyo is almost half-frozen by mid-December. Here the view of Cho Oyu(8201m)lying between the border of Nepal and Tibet(China...(more)
Published about 2 years ago by Arroz Marisco
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Gokyo Ri at 5357m is a small peak by the side of the Third Lake (seen here as the largerest of the three consecutive lakes) and is a pouplar place to spot ...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Vil Muhametshin
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The castle was built in 1860, and exemplifies a successful mixture of styles – the architecture is dominated by the Neo-goth...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Vil Muhametshin
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On January 13, 2009, protests by an opposition drew ten thousand people in Riga, Latvia. After the official protest demonstration was over, around a ...(more)
