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Nepal·hills · snow

As climbers establish Camp 1 above the Khumbu Icefall, the vast expanse of the glacier opens up behind the camp and exposes the main summit massif of Everest, with the Lhotse and Nuptse ridges on either side.

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Climbers kit up and practice by climbing an ice wall using ice axes, crampons, pitons, carabiners, harnesses and rope during an expedition to Everest.

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Climbing an ice walls during an expedition to Everest. Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and seven Sherpas on the summit.

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Team head towards the top during their expedition to Everest. Climbers are climbing ice wall using ice axe, crampons and rope.

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Climbers climbing seracs with the help of crampons and ice axe during their expedition to Mount Everest.

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Crossing a ridge after the Khumbu Icefall, a row of mountaineers come into profile against the fore-shortened summit ridge of Everest. They jump across small seracs in the blue-green day-time ice colour, as the sun beats down bright.

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Climbers crossing crevasses using ladder bridge and rope at Khumbu icefall. A crevasse is a large deep crack in the surface of a glacier, caused by the ice flowing over uneven terrain.

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Climbers use ladder to cross crevasses during Mount Everest expedition. A serac is a large freestanding column of glacial ice formed when a glacier is broken up by intersecting crevasses, in icefalls or on the faces of the terminal ends .

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Mount Everest climbers are using ladder to cross crevasses during their expedition. A crevasse is a large deep crack in the surface of a glacier, caused by the ice flowing over uneven terrain.

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Mount Everest climbers returning back to the base camp during their expedition. Ladder bridge are used to cross the crevasses. A crevasse is a large deep crack in the surface of a glacier, caused by the ice flowing over uneven terrain.

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Mount Everest climbers crossing Khumbu fall using ladder. The Khumbu Glacier is situated between Mount Everest and the Lhotse-Nuptse Ridge. The glacier is the final part of the trail to and from Everest Base Camp.

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Clouds moving over Mt. Everest. And climbers are crossing crevasses using ladder. A crevasse is a large deep crack in the surface of a glacier, caused by the ice flowing over uneven terrain.

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Everest climbers take a break and chit-chat with each other during their Everest expedition at Pumori Base camp.

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Here lies a memorial for some of the fallen climbers of Mount Everest. Stone memorials were built and people stand surrounded by stupas and small stone walls marking out the memorial area.

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Everest climbers ascend to the top. Deep crevasses on way head towards Mount Everest. They are crossing crevasses using ladder. A crevasse is a large deep crack in the surface of a glacier, caused by the ice flowing over uneven terrain.

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Mount Everest climbers head towards the top crossing seracs and crevasses using ladder during their expedition.

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Huffing and puffing in the thin mountain air, expedition members clear a base platform to set up tents at a high camp on Everest. A group of Mountain Hardware tents are covered in moderate snow in the backdrop.

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Super sized sundaes being served at a restaurant at Caffe e Gelato in Arkaden mall in Berlin city of Germany. A chef crafts super sized Sundaes in various flavours and with a multitude of ingredients as waiters serve them to visitors.

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Mt. Kanchenjunga and Pandim aerial view. Elevation: 28,169 feet (8,586 meters) Prominence: 12,867 feet (3,922 meters) Location: Border of Nepal and India, south Asia First Ascent: George Band and Joe Brown (UK), May 25, 1955 The name Kangch…

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India's highest peak lies along the border with Nepal. Mt. Kanchenjunga and Pandim aerial view.

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Bhutanese kids playing with a wooden board in an open field, non 'snow-boarding' down a grassy glade on a wooden plank.

Nepal·hills · snow

The Himalayas, also Himalaya, literally, "abode of the snow" is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

Thailand·fort · snow

Phra Sumen Fort is the only one left of the original forts along the river in Bangkok. Besides its historical value, the octagonal-shaped three-level structure with its snow-white walls is one of Bangkok's recognized landmarks.