> > back from a ten-day, 150 km trek in the himalayas. one of the main > > destinations was the nanda devi east base camp (nanda devi, meaning > > 'bliss-giving goddess, is a two-peaked massif, connected by a 2km > long > > ridge, the second highest mountain in the Indian himalayas. The west > > summit is higher at 25, 643 ft while the eastern summit is 24, 390 > > ft). > > > > it was a tough trek, of the six of us, only three made it to the > nanda > > devi east base camp (13,800 ft). when we reached the camp, it was all > > white-washed out with fog. i even experienced the first snowfall of > my > > life which lasted for about half an hour :). but the next day dawned > > bright and clear so we could get great views of the peaks at sunrise. > > two shots of the peaks from the morning, one at sunrise and another a > > little later (we were just about a km from the base of the mountain). > > the one to the right is the main, higher summit... > > > > > https://picasaweb.google.com/117979942681874882460/Nandadevi?authkey=G > > v1sRgCKKmiJqe9rjrbQ#5745182527882554850 > > > > > https://picasaweb.google.com/117979942681874882460/Nandadevi?authkey=G > > v1sRgCKKmiJqe9rjrbQ#5745182534638203106 > > > > i will be putting together a GESO a little later, meanwhile hope you > > enjoy these... > > > Well, that certainly trumps the gently rolling hills of the South Downs > Way! > > Super shots, can't wait to see the rest > > Chris
Now then, Christopher, one is not better than the other - they are just differently-landscaped. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
