Solu Khumbu: The Trek to Everest (2002) 160 pages Sold out A candid and unsparing account of a great outdoor adventure. It's a depiction from ground level, step by step, day by day, of what it's actually like to walk the Solu-Khumbu along the steep, terraced slopes of central Nepal to the icy elevations of Kala Patthar and the remarkable Gokyo Lakes. For those who have been there, for those who plan to go, for those who prefer to remain at home, this book offers a stunning vision of one of the world's spectacular destinations. Conger Beasley Jr. contributes an illuminating introduction to the history and culture of Nepal.

View of Himalayas and Mount Everest from airplane, on approach into Kathmandu

Farming terraces in Jiri (6,248 ft)

Children and tea house at Chitre

Buddhist memorial marker alongside trail near Jiri (6,248 ft)

Small Pass (7,874 ft)

Small Pass (7,874 ft). Terraces and village of Mali.

Sangbadanda farming terraces

Shivalaya (5,905 ft) farm house

Sangbadanda farm house

Sangbadanda boys

Sangbadanda

Thodung (10,137 ft). Yak cheese factory.

Thodung (10,137 ft). Yak cheese factory.

Thodung (10,137 ft). Yak cheese factory.

Deorali (8,875 ft). Mani walls and porters.

Bhandar (7,218 ft). Farmer with water buffalo and wooden plow.

Bhandar (7,218 ft). Farmer and family with water buffalo and wooden plow.

Bhandar (7,218 ft). Porters entering village

Bhandar (7,218 ft). Boys.

Bhandar (7,218 ft). Farm house

Kenja (5,380 ft). Farm house

Kenja (5,380 ft). Local women on trail.

Kenja (5,380 ft). Porter descending rocky trail. This particular porter is known as a "trucker" porter. He was carrying nearly 200 pounds of beer and kerosene to Namche.