Photo 21 - Zig-zag descent to Pheriche
Photo 21 - Zig-zag descent to Pheriche
The villages of the high Himalaya become difficult to access during heavy snowfall.
In the immaculate white landscape, yak caravans gradually trace an elegant zigzag line across the fresh snow along the mountainside.
With safety restored, trade can resume and lodges (mountain refuges) can once again be supplied.