View from my room in Nepal. Yep, thats Everest!

[u/Melodic_692]

http://imgur.com/uG0hX

[u/Melodic_692]

Proof - a much lower quality pic from the same window

http://imgur.com/9b9p7

[u/[deleted] → u/Melodic_692]

Is there a Yakdonalds out that way?

[u/asisingh → u/Melodic_692]

Oh yea, this was our view http://i.imgur.com/hsNPP.jpg

And I don't have proof because it was not from our room, it was on the way.

[u/Melodic_692]

This chap was outside :)

http://imgur.com/zbDVU

[u/tm16scud]

It's only a model.

[u/72hamilton → u/tm16scud]

On second thought, lets not go to everest. tis a silly place.

[u/freddit25]

Into Thin Air. If you haven't read it, go do it. Now.

[u/Melodic_692 → u/freddit25]

read it, brilliant book!

[u/condensate17]

Got my new desktop background. Thanks!

[u/Melodic_692 → u/condensate17]

You are very welcome, want me to upload more?

[u/etrnloptimist]

Does anybody climb that little peak next to Everest? Meaning the one to the left, not the one to the right.

[u/Coblish]

Just run over there real quick and get a shot of your hotel from the top of Mt. Everest for us. For proof.

EDIT: Missed a letter in your.

[u/Rvrsurfer]

You must be in Namche Bazar. Are you going further? Tengboche Monastary is only a days walk. Did you fly into Lukla?

[u/easyjo]

here's panorama I took from a similar location (top of kallar pathar) http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3558/3470515408_f35f11fde5_o.jpg

[u/tp1899 → u/easyjo]

This is just.. WOW!

[u/VaginalTuberculosis]

Did you notice that you caught an avalanche in that pic?

[u/Melodic_692 → u/VaginalTuberculosis]

I did?

[u/diwkit]

http://imgur.com/Jx2K7 I went to the Nepal Himalay a few years ago, too.

This is something I threw together from the peak of of my trip, the summit of Island Peak (Imja Tse)

[u/justobella]

Hey! We took the exact same photo.

But my favorite from the trip is the one my boyfriend took of me in front of Everest on fire, on the summit of Kala Patthar.

[u/pukerat]

pfft doesn't look that tall to me

[u/atopiary]

That's awesome - closest I got was a flyby from Kathmandu

Everest!

[u/smldrnheap]

First off, what an awesome picture! Second, my parents are planning a trip to Everest for sometime in the future and are currently looking for places to stay. My mom is fascinated by small "un-touristy" places. I did a quick search a found a place called the Hotel Himalayan, is that by chance where you are staying and if not, could you let me know where you are staying or where they should look if you have any tips. Thanks!

[u/Melodic_692 → u/smldrnheap]

I think you may have got the wrong idea of the Himalayas, its not a hotel resort! There is very little settlement in the Khumbu region (the national park Everest is in), there is a few mountain towns and an established hiking route. if your parents are in good physical condition they can catch a small plane from Kathmandu to Lukla, from there it is about a five day hike to Tengbuche, where this picture is taken from. After that it is about another 5 day hike to base camp, I must emphasise it is a difficult hike though and O2 levels drop to around 40% that of sea level.

Also, I was not staying in a hotel, I was staying in the home of a Nepalese Family, for a price. There are no hotels this close.

[u/Richman777]

Trip booked from March 3 - March 18 of next year. Waiting sucks.

[u/PanchoAventuras]

Thanks very much OP, now i have spent all my afternoon checking out stuff like photos of the dead climbers, 1996 Everest disaster stories and not one but three documentaries including the Bear Grylls episode when he tries to fly over it.

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE STUDYING FOR FINALS YOU KNOW?