CAPTION
A monk from the temple in Pangboche stands below Ama Dablam, right, and looks over the Khumbu Valley, where Mount Everest and many others of the highest mountains in the world rise. The Pangboche Gompa was the first Buddhist temple in Nepal and is a traditional stop for expeditions to Everest and Ama Dablam.
A monk from the temple in Pangboche stands below Ama Dablam, right, and looks over the Khumbu Valley, where Mount Everest and many others of the highest mountains in the world rise. The Pangboche Gompa was the first Buddhist temple in Nepal and is a traditional stop for expeditions to Everest and Ama Dablam.