Into Thin Air

Located at around 4500m in Nepal, this valley leads towards Everest Base Camp. We rose early this morning and made our way to an isolated stretch of the river. Cool glacial waters rush towards me as the sun kisses the very highest peak. Through my zoom lens, I count over 20 climbers on the snow slope in this photograph, making their way to summit Laboche Peak. http://500px.com/photo/118656733