Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Climber on Kala Pattar peak (5545m) with Buddhist prayer flags at sunset. Sagarmatha National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Khumbu/Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya. October 2011. Winner of Mountain...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Last light on peaks of Everest (8848m) and Nuptse (7879m), Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Sunset on Everest (8848m), Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Sunset on Everest (8848m), Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Tajun Pokhari Lake (4.600 m) with mountains behind, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Buddhist monks drinking tea during ceremony in Namche Bazar, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011. No release available.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Buddhist Monk hands holding prayer beads in Samdo village (3.690 m). Manaslu Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009. No release available.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Boy with basket for carrying, in the Budhi Gandaki river valley. Manaslu Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009. No release available.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Little girl in the Budhi Gandaki river valley. Manaslu Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009. No release available.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Trekkers infront of Kampungge Himal, Annapurna Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009. No release available.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / The last light of day illuminating the summit of Mount Everest, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2011.

Aflo / N-21604 Mount Everest at dawn with full moon, Sagamartha NP, Himalayas, Nepal.

Bernard Castelein / Two children looking through decorated window of traditional building. Tamang ethnic group, Tamang heritage trail, Gadlang, Langtang region, Nepal. November 2009

Bernard Castelein / Two children looking through decorated window of traditional building. Tamang ethnic group, Tamang heritage trail, Gadlang, Langtang region, Nepal. November 2009

Patricio Robles Gil / Rear view of male Himalayan monal pheasant (Lophophorus impejanus) on rock, Sagarmatha National Park, Himalayas, Nepal, December

Patricio Robles Gil / Common peafowl {Pavo cristatus} male peacock perched in tree, Royal Chitwan NP, Nepal

Patricio Robles Gil / Common peafowl {Pavo cristatus} silhouetted male peacock perched in tree in early morning mist, Royal Chitwan NP, Nepal

Patricio Robles Gil / Common peafowl {Pavo cristatus} male peacock in flight, Royal Chitwan NP, Nepal

Patricio Robles Gil / Common peafowl {Pavo cristatus} male peacock in flight, Royal Chitwan NP, Nepal

Ian McCarthy / Silhouette of mastiff dog crossing a bridge with Himalayas in the background, Upper Dolpo, Nepal

Colin Monteath / Baruntse, 7220 meters elevation, and mountaineering camp reflected in alpine lake, Makalu-Barun National Park, Nepal

Nick Garbutt / Close-up of foot of chained domestic Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

Rod Williams / Himalayan / Crocodile Newt (Tylotriton verrucosus) on mossy rock. Occurs SE Asia, NE India and E Nepal. June 2OO8, Captive.

Grant Dixon / Wind cloud over Mount Everest seen from Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Bernard Castelein / Reflection of clouds in water next to the Kali Ghandaki river, Nilgiri range, Chhusang, Lower Mustang, Nepal

Bernard Castelein / Khatung Kang, after sunset, Mustang, Nepal

Bernard Castelein / Arrid mountains of Mustang with peak of Nilgiri range visible in background, Lower Mustang, Nepal. November 2004

Bernard Castelein / Mountains & gorge of Jhong Khola, tributary of Kali Gandanki river, Mustang, Nepal November 2004

Bernard Castelein / Prayer flags, Poonhill, Ghorepani, Annapurna region, Nepal.

Pete Oxford / Rhesus macaque {Macaca mulatta} temple monkey at Swayambhunath Stupa, Kathmandu City, Nepal

Rod Williams / Red Panda {Ailurus fulgens} resting in tree. Captive, occurs India, Nepal, China, Laos.

Michael Pitts / Ama Dablam, Mount Everest NP, Nepal

Michael Pitts / Jomson Pass, Anaphma Range, Nepal, Indian-Subcontinent.

Pete Oxford / Nepalese woman, Anapurna mountain range in background, Pokhara, Nepal.

Colin Monteath / Mountaineer enjoying the view of Mt Everest and the Himalayan Mountains at sunset from Gokyo Ri, Khumbu, Nepal

Gerry Ellis / Lesser Panda (Ailurus fulgens) sitting on tree limb, China, Nepal, Burma

Jim Brandenburg / Bamboo (Dendrocalamus sp) forest with boy, Nepal

Leo & Mandy Dickinson / Aerial of Mt Everest from Tibet looking to Nepal. Kungchung face Himalayas. From hot air balloon

Leo & Mandy Dickinson / Aerial view of Mount Everest, Nuptse ridge in foreground, Himalayas, Nepal

Leo & Mandy Dickinson / Aerial of Makalu and Everest, Himalayas, Nepal

Leo & Mandy Dickinson / Machapuchari (Fish Tail) Mountain, Himalayas, Nepal

Leo & Mandy Dickinson / Mount Everest before dawn, Himalayas, Nepal

Leo & Mandy Dickinson / View from North Col of Everest,Himalayas, Nepal

Doug Allan / Crossing a crevasse ladder in the Khumbu Icefall on Mount Everest Nepal. Model released. Freeze Frame book plate page 143.

Pete Oxford / Child and woman with goat kid. Fishtail Mountain in b/ground. Himalayas, Sarangkot, Nepal Annapurna Range

Pete Oxford / Local woman holding goat kid. Fishtail Mountain in b/ground. Himalayas, Sarangkot, Nepal Annapurna Range

David Noton / Moon over summit of Annapurna from Annapurna Base Camp. Dawn, Himalayas, Nepal

David Noton / Twilight on the slopes of Machhapuchare, the Sacred Peak, Annapurna Himalayas, Nepal

David Noton / Dawn over foothills of Annapurna Himalayas at Tatapani, Nepal

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Everest (8848m) and Nuptse (7879m) last light of sunset, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Last light on the top of Everest (8848m), Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Last light on the top of Everest (8848m), Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Last light on the top of Everest (8848m), Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Last light on the top of Everest (8848m), Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Last light on the top of Everest (8848m), Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Last light on Everest (8848m) and Nuptse (7879m). Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Everest (8848m) at sunset, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Everest (8848m) at sunset, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Everest (8848m) and Nuptse (7879m) at sunset, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Everest (8848m) at sunset, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Person hiking above Cholatse Lake (4400m) in Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Looking down on Cholatse Lake (4400m) in Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Everest (8848m), Lhotse (8501m) and Makalu (8463m) seen at sunrise from Gokyo Ri (5360m) Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Everest (8848m), Lhotse (8501m) and Makalu (8463m) seen at sunrise from Gokyo Ri (5360m) Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Domestic yaks (Bos grunniens) in the Khumbu valley, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Person carrying load hiking across the Cho La Pass (5420m) in Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / People hiking across the Cho La Pass (5420m) Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / People crossing the Cho La Pass (5420 m) hiking through the snow and ice at high altitude, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Nuptse Himal, Khumbu valley. Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Porter carrying load across the Khumbu glacier with Pumori peak (7145m) in the background. Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Pumori Peak (7145 m), Khumbu valley. Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Alpine / yellow-billed choughs (Pyrrhocorax graculus) fly under the Ama Dablam Peak (6856 m) shrouded in cloud, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himala...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Prayer flags at memorial in Khumbu Valley, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Buddhist prayer flags in front of Mount Everest shrouded in mist, from Kala Pattar (5545 m). Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Great Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla), male sheltering on rocks at Kala Pattar (5545 m) in the Khumbu valley, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalay...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Prayer flags at Pumori Peak (7145 m) seen from Kala Pattar (5545 m), Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Sunset on Cho Oyu (8201 m), Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Sunset on Cho Oyu (8201 m), Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Porter and yaks climbing up the Khumbu Valley. Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Looking down onto Machhermo (4470 m), Dudh Kosi Valley, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Cabbage leaves in vegetable plot in the valley of the Dudh Kosi, Jorsale village, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Yak dung cakes out to dry in sun, they are used as fuel for the fire. Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Rear view of Sherpa porter's feet, carrying load, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Hamper showing usual load carried by porters / sherpas. Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Prayer flags hung over river, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / People hiking across suspension bridge over the Dudh Kosi river, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Looking down at settlement next to river in Dudh Kosi valley, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Everest and Lhotse viewed from buddhist stupa, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / People hiking past grazing Domestic Yak (Bos grunniens) Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Domestic Yak (Bos grunniens) grazing in Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Domestic Yak (Bos grunniens) Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Domestic Yak (Bos grunniens) Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Oil lamps burning in the Buddhist monastery of Namche Bazar, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Oil lamps burning in the Buddhist monastery of Namche Bazar, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Namche Bazar Buddhist Monastery (3.420 m). Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Yak butter lamps lit within Namche Bazar Buddhist Monastery (3.420 m). Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.