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Around basecamp, small lakes of glacial melt pool while jagged edge peaks of the highest mountains on Earth rise dramatically. It's an alien world unlike anything I've ever seen - one of raw and unforgiving beauty. Image Credit: Rami Mandow #AdventurusQuest #Everest #Phortse #Dingboche #Tabuche #Cholatse #NamcheBazaar #EverestBaseCamp #Himalayans #trekking #hiking #mountain #mountaineering #fitness #health #wellbeing #climbing #summit #adventure #protectedareas #nationalparks #outdoors #AdventureTravel #Sagarmatha #Nepal

#NorthsideSummitPush : return to the life zone. The struggle isn't just to get out of the "death zone", it's to get back to the life zone. After reaching the top, we want to get to thick air, warm temps and as far from the jet stream as we can. We rested at Camp 3 for an hour, rehydrating and refueling before packing our bags and returning to descent. Once again, a huge thanks to our #Phortse #Sherpa team, who dropped camp and carried our infrastructure down. #superhuman The weather didn't cooperate. As we packed, winds and clouds whipped up and light snow began. We made a speedy exit, knowing we had 6,000' of descent left before we would hit #everestabc. We arm-wrapped the fixed lines, belaying ourselves below camp, past the body of an Australian climber who had died the week before. Condolences to his friends and family. Camp 2, pictured, looked like a post-apocalyptic warzone with thick cloud rolling over tents shredded days earlier by gale force winds. Clearing the lines of rime as we went, the snow ramp between C2 and the #NorthCol seemed never ending. We paused to melt snow and drink before making the final push down the fixed lines. 18 hours after we started, we were home. Safe at ABC. Thick air. Real food. Coca cola. Beer. @alpenglowexpeditions #AdventureDoneRight #MountEverest #Everest #Everest2017 #EverestNoFilter #Northside #DarnTough #JulboUSA #terramartribe #strapinventureout (at Mount Everest)

A prayer wheel house on the trail at Phortse in the Khumbu

As the afternoon cloud rolled in the light became diffused and almost dusty. The wind slowly picks up and the temperature begins to fall. Even with visibility lower, the scenery of the location is other worldly. That night was a cold night, sleeping in the Sherpa village of Phortse. At this point we were fairly exhausted. Image Credit: Rami Mandow #AdventurusQuest #Everest #Phortse #Dingboche #Tabuche #Cholatse #NamcheBazaar #EverestBaseCamp #Himalayans #trekking #hiking #mountain #mountaineering #fitness #health #wellbeing #climbing #summit #adventure #protectedareas #nationalparks #outdoors #AdventureTravel #Sagarmatha #Nepal

Leaving Namche, we headed on the long winding road towards the highest peaks in the world. The valley ahead of us was sealed with snow capped peaks and below us flourishing with plants and animals, all around the central river of glacial melt flowing through the region. Image Credit: Rami Mandow #AdventurusQuest #Everest #Phortse #Dingboche #Tabuche #Cholatse #NamcheBazaar #EverestBaseCamp #Himalayans #trekking #hiking #mountain #mountaineering #fitness #health #wellbeing #climbing #summit #adventure #protectedareas #nationalparks #outdoors #AdventureTravel #Sagarmatha #Nepal

#Phortse, villaggio #sherpa alle pendici del Phusar Kharka, alto 5207 metri... Phortse, sherpa #village at the slopes of Phusar Kharka, 5207 meters height. #Nepal #khumbuvalley (presso Phorse, Nepal)

Looking down the Khumbu Valley, Himalayas, Nepal