Trekking the Langtang – Further up to 4606 Meters
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I like to travel, and I like to snap pictures!
My mother got me an Eurorail ticket when I was 15, and together with two friends, we adventured into France. This was the beginning of a new addiction. I do like to take pictures, so one thing leads to another. On this site, I want to share some of my pictures and some of my trips with you!
Now I am on the road for more than 8 months every year. Visiting old friends and making new friends while exploring this big blue ball.
Imagine a perfect triangular mountain, capped by snow and buffeted by the icy winds of the Himalaya. Imagine a millpond calm lake, perfectly reflecting the snowy peaks. Now imagine a village on the lakeshore, thronged by travellers and reverberating to the sound of ‘om mani padme hum’ from a hundred shops selling prayer flags, carpets,…
Will Rail & Fly to Frankfurt at the 25th of October in the morning. Than take a Air India Jet to New Delhi – getting there the same day. If – IF! – the new metro is ready i shall metro into the center – other than that i guess i taxi and sleep one…
There was a kind of advertising for this little village next to the main trail. Why not go up there and have a look. Guess not to many tourists do that as it is quite a steep mountain and a few 100 meters extra to climb. Well up there things where a bit different as…
Only a few more meters up and we are at the last settlement in the valley. Our destination for the day. Sunshine and mild temperatures – a great day for breakfast in front of the GH. Than it was time for another hike. Rebecca and me went up to a hill with some flags on…
High Camp – 4800+ meters. Stars stars stars – but it was cold! I woke up and wanted to drink some water – it was frozen solid in the room. Quick to the restaurant and some hot tea. Than we did wait till there was sun at the trail. 9 am – sun is here…
There are a few places where the big birds roam. Of course they fly in from nowhere – and you have the camera somewhere. So out with the camera and on with the zoom lens. Great – now they are so far away that after 10 minutes you remove the zoom and get the 17-50…
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This rocks!!
Really cool pics and a really nice landscape.
whao great exploration….good alive Pics….
keep enjoying….Warm hugs
Awesome !
… bin sprachlos – einfach super-genial – mach bitte mehr pics, ok????
Fat chance but think I’ll be up amongst the clouds when I’m 64 next April!
cheers guys! i shall make more pix conny!!
thx lieber cousin – machst mir dabei einen mega großen gefallen <3
It would be a great computer screen photo of you standing with both arms stretched to the sky, with a summit in the background. What do you think?
The Mountains covered with white blanket…:-))) I love your pics..:-))) xxx
alte Erinnerungen kommen hoch ….
Langtang is fantasitic …. Ich liebe diesen Ort
Gruss
Robert
@ jordan: hmm but how should i do that when i am alone?
:-)
cheers Beata – Robert! the mountains are waiting for you!!
If there are any other people that you see, ask them to take the photo. Or, some cameras have the timer. Or, simply hold out the camera at arms length, and then make that award-winning photo. I’m truly impressed, sir.
ok Jordan! i shall try :-)