Nepal - Himalayas - Everest Panorama

Himalaya flight from Kathmandu with Buddha Air. Sagarmatha / Everest is the one in the background with snow blowing off it, with Lhotse just to its right.

This was taken through the cockpit window which I'm guessing isn't something that would happen now....... One by one we were invited to spend a couple of minutes taking photos before returning to our seats and having to make do with shooting out the side windows.

This is one of a limited number of shots which were previously uploaded but are being 'bumped' from 13 years ago as I'm now uploading a lot more shots from my trip.

More photos from the trip : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157709610673461

From Wikipedia : "Mount Everest, known in Nepali as Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा), in Tibetan as Chomolungma (ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ) and in Chinese as Zhumulangma (珠穆朗玛), is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The international border between Nepal (Province No. 1) and China (Tibet Autonomous Region) runs across its summit point.

The current official elevation of 8,848 m (29,029 ft), recognized by China and Nepal, was established by a 1955 Indian survey and subsequently confirmed by a Chinese survey in 1975. In 2005, China remeasured the rock height of the mountain, with a result of 8844.43 m (29,017 ft). There followed an argument between China and Nepal as to whether the official height should be the rock height (8,844 m, China) or the snow height (8,848 m, Nepal). In 2010, an agreement was reached by both sides that the height of Everest is 8,848 m, and Nepal recognizes China's claim that the rock height of Everest is 8,844 m.

In 1865, Everest was given its official English name by the Royal Geographical Society, upon a recommendation by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India. As there appeared to be several different local names, Waugh chose to name the mountain after his predecessor in the post, Sir George Everest, despite Everest's objections.

Mount Everest attracts many climbers, some of them highly experienced mountaineers. There are two main climbing routes, one approaching the summit from the southeast in Nepal (known as the "standard route") and the other from the north in Tibet. While not posing substantial technical climbing challenges on the standard route, Everest presents dangers such as altitude sickness, weather, and wind, as well as significant hazards from avalanches and the Khumbu Icefall. As of 2017, nearly 300 people have died on Everest, many of whose bodies remain on the mountain."

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Taken in: Nepal / Purwanchal / Sagarmatha (show map)

Taken on: March 6, 2006

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Camera: Nikon D70, f/4.5, 1/2500 sec, 70mm (=105mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

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