18 thoughts on “PHOTO: Flying Across the Face of Mount Everest, the World’s Tallest Mountain, From a Small Plane in Nepal”

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  2. Inspired…So so excited to see this in October when I visit Nepal – I’m going to do some trekking in the Annapurnas and then to Chitwan, loving your photos – what camera do you use by the way?

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    • Hi Trudy: I use a Canon EOS Rebel T3i DSLR. However, it’s not the camera body that’s important; it’s the lenses. My walk-around is a Canon 10-22mm E-FS wide angle, and I also carry a Tamron 75-300mm telephoto and a 50mm prime. Those are what gets me the shots!

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  3. Ooh very jealous. I have flown from Tibet to Kathmandu and you see Everest from a height. Weather was good so we did see it. Hint for anyone doing that flight, ask to sit on the right hand of the plane with a window seat. Its a magical experience but I was on the left hand side and there was a crowd over the right side so couldnt see much. The whole journey was amazing – you see mountains a lot of the way. So try and get a day flight and pray for good weather!

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  4. @facebook-1645035467:disqus : the small plane we were in was surprisingly stable! I was afraid it wouldn’t be!

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  5. It’s not cloudy anymore? My photos earlier in the month had clouds all around the mountain with only the peak peeping through.

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    • Hi Shunyee: We were very lucky that morning. The airline people told us that most mornings are cloudy as you describe but we had a clear view of the whole range.

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  6. I did that same flight in November 2010. Very inspiring to see 7 mountain peaks over 23,000 ft.. in a 14 mile stretch of the Himalayan range! Mt. Everest didn’t seem so tall in light of it’s nearly-as-tall peers! Nonetheless, breath-taking!!

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    • Hi Dennis: You taught me something! I had no idea I was seeing “7 mountain peaks over 23,000 ft.. in a 14 mile stretch of the Himalayan range.” Thanks so much for sharing that!

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  7. I did that same flight in November 2010. Very inspiring to see like 7 mountain peaks over 23,000 ft.. in a 14 mile stretch of the mountain! Mt. Everest didn’t seem so tall in light of it’s nearly-as-tall peers! Nonetheless, breath-taking!!

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  8. Gorgeous view! Loved visiting Everest – never saw her from the air, but she was glorious from the view I had on foot!

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    • Hi Anita Mac: Well, now I envy YOU! I’m up in the Annapurna Himalayas right not, doing a test trek to see if I can maybe do the Mt. Everest Panorama next year. Things went well, so we shall see. The view from the plane was stupendous, but there’s nothing like standing beneath her.

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  9. It must have been scary flying across the face of Mount Everest in a small plane. How did you get through it all?

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    • Hi Matthew: I thought it might be a it scary but it really wasn’t. We were so close that I really felt the wingtips could scrape the mountainside, though I realized that was an optical illusion.

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