On the Lhotse Face
About this photograph
- Creator
- Ciprian Popoviciu
- Date created
- May 2008
- Location
- Nepal
- License
- This photograph copyright ©2009. All Rights Reserved
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- Journey to the top of the world: Climbing Mount Everest: This slideshow tells the story of a North Carolina adventurer's ascent of Mount Everest in photos, video, and text, including excerpts from his journal. (Page 18)
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- Search LEARN NC for Asia, Himalaya Mountains, Mount Everest, mountain climbing, mountains, and Nepal.
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Mountain climber Ciprian Popoviciu pauses for a photograph as he and other climbers work their way up Mount Everest. “Chip” is wearing a bright blue and black jacket and a bright red helmet and sunglasses. Below him are other climbers attached to guide ropes. In the back ground is the Khumbu glacier flowing towards Everest base camp.
