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NEPAL: favorite panoramas

12 images Created 7 Oct 2011

Favorite panoramas from Nepal by Tom Dempsey include the summit of Gokyo Ri in the Mount Everest area, temples of Patan in the Kathmandu Valley, and peaks and prayer flags in the Annapurna Sanctuary.

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  • Prayer flags express compassion at this monument to fallen climbers, at Annapurna South Base Camp (ABC, at 13,550 feet elevation) in the Annapurna Range of Nepal. Annapurna I (center right; 26,545 feet elevation) is the world’s 10th highest peak. On the left, Annapurna South (also known as Annapurna Dakshin, or Moditse; 23,684 feet / 7219 meters) misleadingly appears higher due to proximity. Annapurna South was first climbed in 1964 by a Japanese expedition, via the North Ridge. Annapurna is Sanskrit for "Goddess of the Harvests." In Hinduism, Annapurna is a goddess of fertility and agriculture and an avatar of Durga. The panorama was stitched from three images. Published in Wilderness Travel 2010 Catalog of Adventures. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Prayer flags fly from the trekkers' peak of Gokyo Ri (17,575 feet / 5357 meters elevation). See Mount Everest (center left), adjacent Lhotse, and the distant pyramid of Makalu. The largest glacier in Nepal, Ngozumpa Glacier, flows down the valley floor covered in gray rocks. Its lateral moraine dams several lakes. To the left of Third Gokyo Lake is Gokyo village (15,583 feet / 4750 meters), a small cluster of teahouses for trekkers and climbers. Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Panorama stitched from 5 images. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    07NEP-4482-86pan-Gokyo-Ri_Everest.jpg
  • Trekkers view Mount Everest on Gokyo Ri above Third Gokyo Lake (Dudh Pokhari) in the Himalaya Mountains of Nepal, Asia. See Mount Everest (left), adjacent Lhotse, the distant pyramid of Makalu, and prominent center peak Arakam Tse with Cholatse. The largest glacier in Nepal, Ngozumpa Glacier, flows down the valley floor covered in gray rocks. Its lateral moraine dams several lakes. Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Published in Wilderness Travel Catalog of Adventures 2013. Panorama stitched from 3 images.
    07NEP-4299-4301pan_Gokyo-Ri_hikers.jpg
  • Patan's Durbar Square, in Nepal, Asia. Patan was probably founded by King Veer Deva in 299 AD from a much older settlement. Patan, officially called Lalitpur, the oldest city in the Kathmandu Valley, is separated from Kathmandu and Bhaktapur by rivers. Patan (population 190,000 in 2006) is the fourth largest city of Nepal, after Kathmandu, Biratnagar and Pokhara. The Newar people, the earliest known natives of the Kathmandu Valley, call Patan by the name "Yala"  (from King Yalamber) in their Nepal Bhasa language. UNESCO honored Patan's Durbar Square (Palace Square) as one of the seven monument zones of Kathmandu Valley on their World Heritage List in 1979. All sites are protected under Nepal's Monuments Preservation Act of 1956. Panorama stitched from 2 photos.
    07NEP-5503-04pan_Patan-Durbar-Square.jpg
  • On the left is Annapurna South (23,684 feet / 7219 meters), above a corn field at Ghandruk village (or Ghandrung, 6530 feet), in the Annapurna Range of Nepal. On the right is Machhapuchhare (or Machhapuchhre), the Fish Tail Mountain (22,943 feet / 6997 meters elevation) a sacred peak, illegal to climb. Annapurna South (also known as Annapurna Dakshin, or Moditse) was first climbed in 1964 by a Japanese expedition, via the North Ridge. Annapurna is Sanskrit for "Goddess of the Harvests." In Hinduism, Annapurna is a goddess of fertility and agriculture and an avatar of Durga. The panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    07NEP-2817-18pan_Annapurna-South.jpg
  • Trekkers explore Annapurna Sanctuary. The sun rises over Machhapuchhre (or Machhapuchhare), the Fish Tail Mountain (on the right; 22,943 feet / 6997 meters elevation) a sacred peak, illegal to climb, in the Annapurna Range of Nepal, Asia. Center left is the sharp peak of Gandharba Chuli (20,500 feet / 6248 meters). Panorama stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    07NEP-2266-68pan_Machhapuchhre-sunri...jpg
  • Machhapuchhre (or Machhapuchhare), the Fish Tail Mountain (on the right; 22,943 feet / 6997 meters elevation), is a sacred peak, illegal to climb, in the Annapurna Range of Nepal. This view is from Annapurna South Base Camp (ABC, at 13,550 feet elevation) in the Annapurna Sanctuary.  The left peak is Annapurna III (24,786 feet / 7555 meters). The sharp center peak is Gandharba Chuli (20,500 feet / 6248 meters). (Panorama stitched from 2 images.)
    07NEP-2420-21pan-Annapurna-Base-Camp.jpg
  • Annapurna I (26,545 feet / 8091 meters elevation) is the world’s 10th highest peak. On the left is Fang (or Baraha Shikhar 25,088 feet / 7647 meters). This sunrise view is from Annapurna South Base Camp (ABC; at 13,550 feet elevation) in the Annapurna Range of Nepal. Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags honor a monument to fallen climbers. Annapurna I was the first ever 8,000 meter peak to be climbed. Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal reached the summit on 3 June 1950, in  a French expedition. (Panorama stitched from 4 images.)
    07NEP-2592-95pan-Annapurna-sunrise.jpg
  • Moonlight strikes Annapurna I (on the right, 26,545 feet), the world’s 10th highest peak, seen from Annapurna South Base Camp (ABC, at 13,550 feet elevation) in the Annapurna Range of Nepal. On the left is Annapurna South, which appears higher in this perspective because it is closer.  Stars streak the sky, and the headlamps of motel residents make wavy lines of light as they pass by in the 3+minute time exposure. Panorama stitched from 2 images captured at 6:50pm October 27, 2007. Published in 2009 on Swedish trekking company site www.adventurelovers.se. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • The full Moon sets at dawn over Annapurna South (also known as Annapurna Dakshin, or Moditse; 23,684 feet / 7219 meters), as seen from Hotel Paradise Garden & Restaurant, at Annapurna South Base Camp (ABC, at 13,550 feet elevation), in the Himalaya of Nepal. On the right is Annapurna I (26,545 feet / 8091 meters elevation), the world’s 10th ..highest peak. Annapurna is Sanskrit for "Goddess of the Harvests." In Hinduism, Annapurna is a goddess of fertility and agriculture and an avatar of Durga. (Panorama stitched from 3 images.)
    07NEP-2516-18pan-ABC-sunrise.jpg
  • Annapurna I (on the right; 26,545 feet / 8091 meters elevation) is the world’s 10th highest peak. The lower jagged peak at center left is Fang (or Baraha Shikhar 25,088 feet / 7647 meters). On the left, the full moon sets over Annapurna South (also known as Annapurna Dakshin, or Moditse; 23,684 feet / 7219 meters), which is shorter and closer than both other peaks, but looks taller from this perspective. This dawn view is from Annapurna South Base Camp (ABC; at 13,550 feet elevation) in the Annapurna Range of Nepal. Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags fly from a monument which honors fallen climbers. (Panorama stitched from 4 images.)
    07NEP-2522-25pan-Annapurna-flags.jpg
  • The trekkers' peak of Gokyo Ri (17,575 feet or 5357 meters elevation) gives a wide view of the Khumbu region and Sagarmatha National Park, in the Himalaya Range, Nepal. See four of the world's six highest peaks: Cho Oyu (far left), Mount Everest (center left), adjacent Lhotse, and distant pyramid of Makalu (all over 8,000 meters elevation).  The largest glacier in Nepal, Ngozumpa Glacier, flows along the valley floor covered in gray rocks, and a side moraine dams Gokyo Lakes. Left of green Third Gokyo Lake is Gokyo village (15,583 feet / 4750 meters), a small cluster of teahouses for trekkers and climbers. Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Panorama stitched from 8 photos.
    07NEP-4471-78pan_Everest-Gokyo-Valle...jpg
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