Hiking from the sub-tropics to the world's highest pass, 5416 meters (17,769 feet) above sea level.

Ice Lake!

Surprisingly, there was a stray dog at Ice Lake.

For religious ceremonies.

Ice Lake, 4600 meters above sea level.
Annapurna III is in the background.

Martin and I at Ice Lake.

The whole gang made it, including two stray dogs.

Feeling the altitude at the Ice Lake Gompa.

Time to head down.

Katie is happy to have made it.

Ice pond.

The trail down. You can see the river 1200 meters below.

Down, down, down.

Kasper is barely visible in the lower left corner.

The trail.

Martin stops to check out the mountains.