May 2008: Signs of life and vegetation at high altitudes always amaze me. These wild berries were spotted on our way from Tengboche to Dingboche along the Everest Base Camp hike.
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Nepal
October 15, 2008
September 16, 2008
Walk of shame
May 2008: Shruti and my Everest Base Camp adventure ended prematurely when I fell altitude sick at Dingboche (4,350m and 14,800 ft), could not recover or acclimatize for 2 days and decided to turn back forcing Shruti to do the same.
What did me in (I think!) was a case of the Khumbu cough. Lack of adequate prevention by way of warm cover over the throat and upper body on the day of the hike to Dingboche and dusty trails with no breathing mask coupled with my chronic allergic cough due to dust; were the key reasons for aggravating the Khumbu cough. An aggravated cough results in insufficient breathing, the quickest way to accelerate the symptoms of AMS. 48 hours of Diamox showed no improvement, following which there was no option but to turn back. A $5 mask would have been a worthy investment.
September 12, 2008
Buddha Sphinx
May 2008: The Swayambhunath temple in Kathmandu is guarded by two bright Buddha statues where the 365 steps begin. This is one of them.
September 09, 2008
Swayambhunath
May 2008: Sublime trees, monkey temple, the temple with 365 steps, or the temple with a view. Swambhunath Buddhist temple in Kathmandu is above all and all of the above.
September 07, 2008
Mountain Code
May 2008: Lungta-style prayer flags adorn the high Himalayas. Here is the cheat-sheet to decode the flag colors: blue (sky/space), white (air/wind), red (fire), green (water), yellow (earth). Here they are flying atop a Stupa. The circular discs and crescent are two essential constituents of a stupa, besides a square base, hemispherical dome, and conical spire.
September 02, 2008
United Colors of Nepal
May 2008: 240 years of monarchy now gives way to Maoist democracy in Nepal. Time will tell what colors it brings and what colors it shows. This picture was taken in May 2008 near the palace, which has been the site for much conflict, and is now converting to a museum. Democracy happened in August 2008.
August 25, 2008
High Art
May 2008: This is a portion of the ceiling in the Tengboche monastery (see previous post). Standing tall over 12,000 feet (3,700m) above sea level, this is indeed high art.
August 24, 2008
Old Monk
May 2008: Lama Sangwa Dorje's foot slipped and left an imprint in the rock in Tengboche 350 years ago. In 1916, Lama Gulu at the site as Lama Dorje would have it. The 1934 earthquake destroyed a portion of the monastery and was rebuilt in wood shortly after. An electric fire burnt down the monastery in 1989, after which it was built again in stone. In the background, you see the lower half of the large statue of Sakyamuni Buddha.
August 11, 2008
Keeping out Evil
May 2008: Keeping out evil seems to be an Asia-wide euphemism for religious ceremony involving burning incense. Burning juniper leaves and branches is a common practice amongst both Hindus and Buddhists in the Himalayas. Here, we see the juniper pot hanging at the doorstep of a Sherpa.
August 09, 2008
Sole Bug
May 2008: At the entrance checkpost of Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal.
