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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.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Newar house in the mountains of Nepal: A traditional Newar house at Nepal Danda, Nepal. The windows and doors are artistically carved from wood. The walls are made from stone bricks. Newars are an indigenous people of Nepal, and the term applies roughly to the descendants of the citizens of Medieval...; Format: image/photograph

Mustang Lodge, western Nepal: The Mustang Lodge and Restaurant in Ghasa, Nepal, mainly serves trekkers and tourists visiting the mountains of western Nepal. In North American culture the word "mustang" is often used to describe a type of horse or a car, but in Nepal it indicates the Mustang...; Format: image/photograph

A passenger plane at the airstrip in Jomsom, Nepal: At the airport in Jomsom, Nepal, passengers wait to board a plane to Kathmandu. Travel to Jomsom, the headquarter of Mustang district of Nepal, is possible by flying, walking, or riding a pony across the mountains. Walking takes several days. The flight from...; Format: image/photograph

Houses in Naudanda, Nepal: Houses in Naudanda — a village in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. Naudanda straddles a mountaintop in the Himalayas and lies along one of the most important tourist trekking routes in Nepal.; Format: image/photograph

Nepali school children: Students at a public school in the mountains of Nepal. A 2001 census counted 26,000 secondary schools in Nepal and literacy is greatly on the rise throughout the country. But despite such advancs, educational management, quality, relevance, and access are...; Format: image/photograph

Apple tree in Nepal: On the trail between Ghasa and Tukche, Nepal, red ripe apples hang from a tree. Apples are emerging as a cash crop in many underdeveloped villages in the mountains of Nepal.; Format: image/photograph

Sunset view of Nilgiri mountain peaks, Nepal: Sunset at Nilgiri Himal as seen from Taatopaani, Nepal. The Nilgiris are three peaks on the east side of the Kali Gandaki valley in central Nepal. This peak is over 7,000 meters high from sea level.; Format: image/photograph

Marpha, Nepal: A narrow pathway between houses in Marpha, Nepal. Two porters and one tourist stand on the path. Marpha is home to many Thakali, an ethnic group once active in the salt trade from Tibet and across the mountains in western Nepal. Since the decline of the historical...; Format: image/photograph

Smiling man in Nepal: En route from Ghorepaani to Taatopaani, Nepal, an old man smiles for of the camera. He has a bag slung on his back and strapped across his forehead. He is wearing a black cap, only part of which is seen from under the strap.; Format: image/photograph

Himalayan landscape, Nepal: Near Muktinaath, Nepal, a stone pathway parallels an irrigation canal. The silhouettes of mountain peaks tower in the background. More than 80 percent of the landmass of Nepal consists of mountains and mountain valleys. Terraced fields are carved out through...; Format: image/photograph

Child and pottery in Nepal: In Nepal, a child sits on a stoop near a number of clay pots.; Format: image/photograph

Trees and spring in Muktinath, Nepal: A natural area outside of the Temple at Muktinath, which is a sacred place for both Buddhists and Hindus in Nepal. The temple itself is very small.; Format: image/photograph

A crowded bus in Pokhara, Nepal: Buses like this one carry tourists and residents around Pokhara, a major city in west central Nepal and popular tourist destination and trekking entrance into the Annapurna region of the Himalayas.; Format: image/photograph

Climbing up the steps along a mountain trail in Nepal: A tourist climbing up stone steps along a portion of trail en route from Birethanti to Nayathanti. The woman holds an umbrella to shield herself from the sun. There are five separate climate regions in Nepal, and the weather can vary greatly depending on the...; Format: image/photograph

Entrance gate to Marpha village, Nepal: A stupa which serves as a gate to the village of Marpha, Nepal. A stupa is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, once thought to be places of Buddhist worship. Marpha is a Tibetan village in Nepal famous for its apples and the brandy...; Format: image/photograph

Spinning wool at a Tibetan rug factory near Bouddhanath, Nepal: Near Kathmandu, Nepal, several Tibetan women and one man sort wool for carpet weaving on their spinning wheel. After the Chinese takeover of Tibet in 1950 many Tibetans fled across the Himalayan mountains into Nepal and India. Several refugee camps were established...; Format: image/photograph

Remains of ancient abandoned village, Nepal: A few ruins and marks of an ancient village en route from Kaagbeni to Muktinath, in the Mustang district of Nepal.; Format: image/photograph

Trekking sign on a rock: A bit of official mountainside graffiti seen on "the way to Jomsom" in Nepal. Signs and messages such as this one are posted for the benefit of trekkers, most of whom are not Nepali, and many of whom will understand English. Trekking, a popular tourist activity...; Format: image/photograph

Himilayan mountain peaks: A part of the Himalayas juts out above the cloud line between Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal. The Himalayas are the youngest mountains on earth, and they form the northern borders between Nepal and China. About 16% of Nepal's landmass lies in the Himalayan region.; Format: image/photograph

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