Слайд 2REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER NAVESH CHITRAKAR
I went to document life around Everest just
a week after 16 Nepali Sherpa guides were killed there in an avalanche. In total more than 4,000 people have reached Everest’s summit, and about 250 people have died climbing it. But this was the deadliest single accident in the mountain’s history.
Слайд 3Porter Lakpa Sherpa, 42, is silhouetted as he stands in front
of Mount Kongde, approximately 11155 feet above sea level in Solukhumbu District, Nepal, April 27, 2014.
Слайд 4An airstrip is seen through the cockpit of a Dornier aircraft
as it approaches to land at Tenzing Hillary Airport, which has a reputation as the world's most dangerous airport in Lukla, approximately 9186 feet above sea level in Solukhumbu district April 25, 2014
Слайд 5An aircraft is reflected in a mirror at a hotel as
it takes off from Tenzing Hillary Airport, which has a reputation as the world's most dangerous airport in Lukla, approximately 9186 feet above sea level in Solukhumbu district April 25, 2014.
Слайд 6A novice monk walks past the Kyamgon Tashi Chocling Monastery at
Lukla, in Solukhumbu district April 25, 2014.
Слайд 7American climber Alex Goldfarb, who had to cancel his planned climb
of Mount Lhotse, reads a book in Solukhumbu District May 5, 2014.
Слайд 8A yak walks past a clothing store in Namche, approximately 11155
feet above sea level in Solukhumbu District April 27, 2014.
Слайд 9Lights illuminate a street in the evening in Namche, approximately 11286
feet above sea level in Solukhumbu District April 27, 2014. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)
Слайд 10Khunjung Sherpa, 90, who earned 0.09 USD a day when he
worked as a porter, sits outside his house in Namche, Solukhumbu District April 27, 2014.
Слайд 11 Here, 50-day-old Pasang Choti Sherpa whose father, Lakpa Sherpa, died
in the avalanche on April 18, lies on her mother's lap in Khumjung.
Слайд 12Porter and climber Tenzing Bhotay Sherpa, 31, looks through the window
of a lodge after arriving from Everest base camp, in Phunki Tenga in Solukhumbu District April 30, 2014.
Слайд 13A porter crosses a bridge while on his way back from
Namche, approximately 11155 feet above sea level in Solukhumbu District April 26, 2014.
Слайд 14Porter Lakpa Sherpa, 42, walks along the tracks while on his
way to Everest base camp in Solukhumbu District April 26, 2014.
Слайд 16Yaks head towards the Everest base camp in Solukhumbu District April
28, 2014.
Слайд 17Mount Ama Dablam, which stands approximately 22310 feet above sea level,
is seen behind Khumjung Village in Solukhumbu District April 30, 2014.
Слайд 18Temba Sherpa, 45, who has reached the summit of Everest seven
times, climbs to clean the mani (prayer) stone in Khumjung, approximately 12139 feet above sea level in Solukhumbu District May 8, 2014.
Слайд 19Nang Tashi Sherpa, a 64-year-old witchdoctor from Khumjung, sits inside his
house.
Слайд 20A woman works in a field in front of Mount Thamserku.
Слайд 21A boy stands next to a white board inside a classroom
at Khumjung High School, also knows as the Hillary School.
Слайд 22Dr. Sagar Panthin sits inside the Kunde Hospital, founded in 1966
by Sir Edmund Hillary, one of the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in Khumjung, Solukhumbu District April 30, 2014.
Слайд 23A woman sits in the window of her shop on the
way to Namche.
Слайд 24Kedar Rai and his sons carry goods to their shop in
Solukhumbu District.
Слайд 25A statue of Sir Edmund Hillary, one of the first climbers
to reach the summit of Mount Everest and the founder of Khumjung High School, is seen in the school grounds in Khumjung, approximately 12139 feet above sea level in Solukhumbu District May 8, 2014.
Слайд 26A boy drinks drops of water dripping from a public tap.
Слайд 27Yak bells are seen outside a shop in Namche.
Слайд 28Nima Doma Sherpa, 25, whose husband Lakpa Sherpa, 26, died in
the avalanche on April 18 2014, holds her daughter Pasang Choti Sherpa as she poses for a photograph with her father-in-law Tenzing Sherpa, 56, and mother-in-law Chamchi Phuti Sherpa, 55, inside their house in Khumjung in Solukhumbu District May 8, 2014.
Слайд 29A porter rests inside a porterhouse in Tengboche, approximately 12467 feet
above sea level, in Solukhumbu District May 1, 2014.
Слайд 30Shoes are left out to dry after being washed, in Solukhumbu
District April 26, 2014.
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Water is boiled using solar power in Khumjung, in Solukhumbu District
April 30, 2014.
Слайд 32A construction worker shows his torn gloves as he carves stones
while building a hotel in Namche.
Слайд 33Trekking guide Birbal Thapa Magar makes an emergency phone call to
check on his clients' health, in Pheriche, approximately 4,300 meters above sea level, in Solukhumbu District May 3, 2014.
Слайд 34Trekkers have their oxygen level checked at the Himalayan Rescue Association
Nepal post in Pheriche, approximately 14107 feet above sea level, in Solukhumbu District May 3, 2014.
Слайд 35A Nepalese army personnel sits inside a check post as he
waits to check permits for trekkers passing by, in Solukhumbu District April 26, 2014.
Слайд 36A yak herder leads yaks near Pheriche, approximately 14107 feet above
sea level, in Solukhumbu District May 3, 2014.
Слайд 37Prayer flags flutter over the Lobuche River on the way to
Everest base camp near Pheriche, approximately 14107 feet above sea level, in Solukhumbu District May 3, 2014.
Слайд 38A trekker walks in front of Mount Thamserku while on his
way back from Everest base camp near Pheriche in Solukhumbu District May 3, 2014.
Слайд 39A porter carries mattresses back from Everest base camp, approximately 17388
feet above sea level, in Solukhumbu District May 6, 2014.
Слайд 40Yaks walk past prayer flags as they carry goods back from
Everest base camp in Solukhumbu District May 5, 2014.
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Everest base camp is seen approximately 17388 feet above sea level
in Solukhumbu District May 6, 2014.
Слайд 42Rubbish collectors pick up rubbish at the near-empty camp.
Слайд 43Trekkers stand in Everest Base camp, approximately 17388 feet above sea
level, in Solukhumbu District May 6, 2014.
Слайд 44Phurba Tenzing Sherpa, 24, who has reached the summit of Everest
nine times, sits inside his tent at Everest Base camp, approximately 17388 feet above sea level in Solukhumbu District May 6, 2014.
Слайд 45A trekker stands in front of Mount Everest, which is 29035
feet high, at Kala Patthar in Solukhumbu District May 7, 2014.
Слайд 46Light from a sunrise illuminates Mount Pumori, which is approximately 23294
high, as trekkers look at the mountains from Kala Patthar in Solukhumbu District May 7, 2014.
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