CAPTION
Heidi Blum, on her way to climb Ama Dablam, a 22,494-foot-peak in the shadow of Mount Everest in Nepal, has a protection cord tied around her neck during a puja - a Buddhist ceremony to bless members of the expedition at the temple in Pangboche, a village in the shadow of the peak.
Heidi Blum, on her way to climb Ama Dablam, a 22,494-foot-peak in the shadow of Mount Everest in Nepal, has a protection cord tied around her neck during a puja - a Buddhist ceremony to bless members of the expedition at the temple in Pangboche, a village in the shadow of the peak.