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From Lukla to Everest Base Camp in 20 Photos

Mohamed Isa with trekking poles at the end of a suspension bridge hung with prayer flags, on the trail to Everest Base Camp

On 13 May 2022, I reached Everest Base Camp at 5,364 meters. These 20 photos follow the trek in order, from a six-hour weather delay at Kathmandu Airport to three unplanned days in Lukla on the way home. Each one carries a short note from the trail.

The background colors are not random. Blue, white, red, green and yellow are the five colors of the prayer flags you see all along the trail, strung across suspension bridges, rooftops and mountain passes. After two weeks of walking under them, they became the colors of the journey.

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Mohamed Isa at the Sita Air counter for Lukla at Kathmandu Airport, after a six-hour weather delay
Mohamed Isa beside the statue of Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, the first Nepalese woman to summit Everest, in Lukla
Mohamed Isa at the Sagarmatha National Park fact sheet near Lukla while permits were arranged
Mohamed Isa in a bright green jacket on the forest trail near Lukla
Mohamed Isa on one of the nine suspension bridges on the way to Everest Base Camp
Mohamed Isa beside a large prayer wheel and carved stone on the way to Phakding
Mohamed Isa above a river valley on the trek, with the Bahrain flag on his backpack
Mohamed Isa on a balcony overlooking Namche Bazaar after the climb from Phakding
Mohamed Isa above Namche Bazaar on the acclimatization trek to Hotel Everest View
Mohamed Isa at the Tenzing Norgay memorial in Namche Bazaar
Mohamed Isa on the trail between Tengboche and Lobuche, above a glacial river
Mohamed Isa beside the Sagarmatha National Park sign at Lobuche, 5,030 meters, pointing toward Everest Base Camp
Mohamed Isa on Narkang Hill above Dingboche at 5,100 meters, with prayer flags and snow peaks
Mohamed Isa in traditional Sherpa clothing and a white hat in Dingboche
Mohamed Isa on the trail from Dingboche to Lobuche, with clouds below snow-capped peaks
Mohamed Isa at the climbers' memorials at Thukla, with snow peaks behind
Mohamed Isa with the summit of Mount Everest behind him, photographed by Ahmed Salman
Mohamed Isa holding the Bahrain flag on the Everest Base Camp rock at 5,364 meters, 13 May 2022
Mohamed Isa on a rock above Gorak Shep before the helicopter flight back to Lukla
Mohamed Isa on a terrace in Lukla, where weather kept the team for three days

The lessons from this trek are in SUMMIT: Leadership Lessons from Everest and in Three Years Since Everest, And Still Climbing.

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