EVEREST WITH ELVIS

Kopan, Kathmandu

In late October Elvis arrived in Kopan, Kathmandu, where I live, to trek to Everest. In particular, we planned to ascend very gradually so that he would be able to summit Kala Pattar, a 5,600-metre hill above Mount Everest Base Camp, which has a stunning, panoramic view the the world's highest mountain and its immediate neighbours.

Here, we see him strolling up and over the ridge to Kopan monastery. Kopan has been my home for more than an year and it's a nice, peaceful, and friendly area just north of Boudhanath, with surprisingly, clean air.