Ama Dablam

Egregious gap in mountain pictures!  Too many goons on rocks- gotta step back and get the whole boulder.

Everest gets all the press, but Ama Dablam, just south of the big man in the Khumbu Valley, is easily the most arresting and beautiful of the peaks in the area.  Also one of the most visible- it is one of the few mountains that you can see from a variety of points in the valley.  This was taken from Dughla, just across the river from the end of the Cho La pass.  I wanted so badly to get some quality alpenglow shots on this trip, but was each day foiled by the relentless march of late afternoon clouds.  This was the closest I ever got- within about 10 minutes those clouds had rolled up to envelop me.  Still, I think this came out quite well.