A monk lights butter lamps at Thyangboche Monastery

A monk lights butter lamps during morning prayers at Thyangboche Monastery.

Photograph by Jake Norton

Acclimatizing at Deboche

Dispatch—Day 8: April 3, 2009

Published April 3, 2009

Deboche, Nepal—12,252 feet (3,734 meters)
N 27° 50.498’ E 086° 46.359’

While the team spent the day preparing for their next elevation push, the production team followed expedition photographer Jake Norton as he captured some breathtaking images at Thyangboche Monastery, one of the most important religious centers for Sherpa culture in the Khumbu region. Watch the video here.

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