SGTrekker 10D9N Everest Panorama Trek (17-26 March 2011)


Last few more shot''''''

Siam!!! I am coming .......
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@Wind 450D, nice hilarious shots!:bsmilie:
 

IT's fake?!!?!? OMFG.. not me fault!! I was reading a foodie blog and it had a linked that showed a list of all the Starbucks outlet in the world. thats how i even knew there was a starbucks there in the begining! LOL but nvm la. at least the cup can serve as a good reminder of the love/hate relationship we had developed for Lukla over the few days while you are drinking from it everytime! me got one of those cups too! hea became one of my only reminder that I was even there before. coz normally. NPNT!

No blame you no blame you.
I know NPNT. But your picture appeared in sooooooooooo many of my photos and everyone else's photos.
So we all got pictures and therefore you can go ahead and continue talking...
Hahaha...


Last few more shot''''''

Siam!!! I am coming .......
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Siam ah, 来了啦,来了啦...!
Ah Wind, quick post one more post and you will no longer be New Member liao (50 posts and New Member disappears and become Full-fledge Member liao.)!
 

T R A V E L O G U E

[A sight that was funny, not to the Sherpas, but to the Sua-kus among our team. Every body whipped out their cameras.. except, Oops... SereneXMM hadn't got her camera with her. But true to the spirit of a hard-core photographer, she quickly whipped out her iPhone and did what she did best! Hmmm... I could see that of all these people, the smartest was Judith. She was using the best camera in the world to capture this scene - her own pair of eyes!

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SereneXMM, well done. iphone also can :thumbsup:
 

divinemoment said:
Seems like saying grace over the key.

Hahaha... Yah hor, now that you mention it.. Hahaha..
 

Wah, master in disguise!!!
'Got eyes don't know how to recognise Tarzan'.
Beautiful shots! Especially, your portrait shot are lovely!!!
Very very swee!!!!!

Thank you serenexmm don’t said like that 我实在不敢当,献丑了.

Kids seem to be one of the most photography subjects. Here are some of kids shots along the way to Phakding.

2) Another moody kid (I need to learn from Ivy how to make this kids smile for me.)

Ivypin, good cont'l shot, I happy, you happy and everyone happy

Ivypin, nice closeup look and more details on their face.:thumbsup:

Wow... the Power of Olympus!


My, what lovely demeanour, what natural a smile, how appropriately dressed with the shawl!


And need I say more, ivypin, what lovely smile!

Thank you so much bro limwhow, serenexm, wind450D & others, I have much much more to learn from you all.

My last pic to share here;
 

see the both of you at the egypt trek briefing hehe.
vngks - tempted but not cross the threshold la..

from the corner of my eyes, i could vaguely make out adrian's blood shot eyes and tousled hair... And i guess he probably was suffering from low altitude sickness, much like many of us who were already missing the highlands of namche. Still, he must be one of the trek leaders with the most initiative in personally counting the number of room keys and doing an express check out for everyone.

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seems like saying grace over the key.

Diviinemoment is holy man.. I can only think of "5911", "1113", "5913", etc.. all 4-D numbers for the weekend.. limwhow, next time used vngks's f1.2 and try and capture only 4 digitals la.. make it easier for me to to decide which 4-D number to buy la.. hehehhee
 

ClemC said:
Diviinemoment is holy man.. I can only think of "5911", "1113", "5913", etc.. all 4-D numbers for the weekend.. limwhow, next time used vngks's f1.2 and try and capture only 4 digitals la.. make it easier for me to to decide which 4-D number to buy la.. hehehhee

Aiyoh, you hit the nail on the head lah, ClemC!
Every SgTrekker trip Adrian and Melvin will usually give some magic numbers. This time round, as hard as we tried none of us could find any numbers.
But you managed to solve that mystery for all o us.
Well now that you have the key to the next SgTrekker trip (it will be free should you strike 4D this Wed or this weekend) you should go ahead and do what you should do. Hahaha... Good job, good job!
 

Thank you serenexmm don’t said like that 我实在不敢当,献丑了.
Thank you so much bro limwhow, serenexm, wind450D & others, I have much much more to learn from you all.

What?! Last picture, ivypin?
No lah wei... I'm sure you got some more to come.... When you were walking behind me and SereneXMM along the last stretch uphill, I thought I kept hearing ka-cha ka-cha snapping sound of the shutter from behind us yah.... Yes?
 

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Wah...
Thank you serenexmm don’t said like that 我实在不敢当,献丑了.

Thank you so much bro limwhow, serenexm, wind450D & others, I have much much more to learn from you all.

My last pic to share here;

You are most modest, ivypin!
You Dzopkyo shot is most apt, showing not only the animal face on, but in the background, the curvy wurvy suspension bridge from where it came with the Sherpas walking still on the bridge.
Lai lai lai... cannot stop. I know you have a few more pictures one.!!!
 

Alright guys, my final set of photos...

Trying abit of Black & White

Enroute to Namche 7 (B&W) (Large) by Singapore Trekker, on Flickr

S.H.I.T

**** (Large) by Singapore Trekker, on Flickr

Mount Everest (with Ama Dablam)

Mt Everest (Large) by Singapore Trekker, on Flickr

And Finally, the Group Shot
Group Shot at Namche Everest View Point (Cropped) (Large) by Singapore Trekker, on Flickr

Cya guys at the durian session on 23 Apr, Saturday at 8.00PM!!! ;)
 

T R A V E L O G U E

Day 9: Back to the yellow waters and congested air of the city...

Whatever was the case, a great trek must come to an end. As we all sat down for a very early breakfast in Namaste Lodge, in several of our hearts, the seeds for a repeat trip were sowed. Perhaps some would describe this trek as a love-hate relationship, and others would see it as simply exhilarating a break from the monotony of city-living. But what I saw that morning sitting on my breakfast table was a unique specimen of expanded dough called Tibetan bread. Hmmm... Sherpa-ian Tibetan bread, I told myself.

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Mmm... it tasted crispier and sharper than the rock-hard Tibetan bread (Clickable link)we all had in our earlier adventure in Jiuzhaigou.

The Namaste Lodge was located in a strategic position. We didn't have to worry about making it in time or being late for the plane. It was only about 5-7 minutes walk from the Lukla Airport. All we had to do was to sit and relax in the dining hall and sip hot coffee, or hot tea....
When the plane finally arrived, everybody could hear its engine roar. And that was a signal for us to pick up our luggage and start walking to the airport. We bid a (almost) teary farewell to our porters and we left Binot in the lodge (he was going up with another team to EBC right after this), and walked up the slope and down the wall to go through another confusing maze of security check (or lack of it). Here was a record shot, merely a record shot of the airport runway from the building itself.

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What I actually wanted to show was the picture of the plane with the nose being covered in black, on the right side of the photo. Yupe, that was the one. Saw it? Yes, this plane was apparently the one that managed to 'crash'-land on that day when our Team 1 failed to land from Kathmandu to Lukla. And this plane suffered a bruised nose in the process of landing. Wah... so scary hor, in thinking back...?

The flight back was boringly uneventful. And we found ourselves back in the warmth and comfort of Hotel Vaishali, Kathmandu where we were about three and a half hours too early for check-in. But it was fine, for many of us went jalan-jalan around to buy last minute trekking shirts, trek-pants and to visit Stevewhy's trekking accessory shop, opened by none other than our good Stevewhy.... :bsmilie:. Here's a candid shot of our organisers...

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Trying abit of Black & White

Enroute to Namche 7 (B&W) (Large) by Singapore Trekker, on Flickr

Cya guys at the durian session on 23 Apr, Saturday at 8.00PM!!! ;)
Adrian or Melvin... Melvin?
Always a sucker for the timeless-ness of B/W.. mountain always a good subject and you have also the right subjects and back light.. swee..swee..

Vignetting done on purpose?.. a little too much.. slight banding noticible.. but still very swee, swee... (I dont even have a pic at Everest, who am I to make noise.. hehhehee)
 

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Adrian or Melvin... Melvin?
Always a sucker for the timeless-ness of B/W.. mountain always a good subject and you have also the right subjects and back light.. swee..swee..

Vignetting done on purpose?.. a little too much.. slight banding noticible.. but still very swee, swee... (I dont even have a pic at Everest, who am I to make noise.. hehhehee)

ClemC, the way to tell if it was Adrian or Melvin was to look around at the subjects around. Here it was obvious that the Ang Moh trekkers and the Sherpa porters are the only people up there right in front. Adrian always takes the lead of the group, and Melvin always sweep the back for those lagging behind. Thus a shot by Melvin will invariably have some of us slow-moving ones in it. So this shot is by Adrian lor... Am I wrong? :)
 

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ClemC, the way to tell if it was Adrian or Melvin was to look around at the subjects around. Here it was obvious that the Ang Moh trekkers and the Sherpa porters are the only people up there right in front. Adrian always takes the lead of the group, and Melvin always sweep the back for those lagging behind. Thus a shot by Melvin will invariably have some of us slow-moving ones in it. So this shot is by Adrian lor... Am I wrong? :)
Good Observation.. Dr... :thumbsup:.. p.s. you know where I can buy illegal 4-D?.. LOL... Oh maybe can start a pool for 4-D this weekend.. LOL (collecting money will be the tough part..LOL)

I was taken aback by the load on the Sherpa Porters (definitely MORE than 20kgs).. didn't even notice that Ang Moh.. Adrian.. PP the Ang Moh away please.. (he is a distraction.. hehheheee)
 

T R A V E L O G U E

Day 9: Back to the yellow waters and congested air of the city...


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Looks like Adrian and Melvin gave their usual excellent support. That is one of the best reasons for going with them, full commitment from them.

(and no, I am not angling for any durians either).
 

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ClemC, the way to tell if it was Adrian or Melvin was to look around at the subjects around. Here it was obvious that the Ang Moh trekkers and the Sherpa porters are the only people up there right in front. Adrian always takes the lead of the group, and Melvin always sweep the back for those lagging behind. Thus a shot by Melvin will invariably have some of us slow-moving ones in it. So this shot is by Adrian lor... Am I wrong? :)

Ya, I also think is Adrain . Maybe they plan to come out some contest for 'Who Shot This'
 

A sight that was funny, not to the Sherpas, but to the Sua-kus among our team. Every body whipped out their cameras.. except, Oops... SereneXMM hadn't got her camera with her. But true to the spirit of a hard-core photographer, she quickly whipped out her iPhone and did what she did best! Hmmm... I could see that of all these people, the smartest was Judith. She was using the best camera in the world to capture this scene - her own pair of eyes!

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SereneXMM, where is your this Iphone shot. Hope can view for this moment of shot.
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 

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limwhow, this angle of shot on the mules is really much, much better than mine as I post on previous, full coverage of the Zig Zag flow.
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 

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