Super cool gigapixle (Everest)
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Re: Super cool gigapixle
That basecamp is a ZOO!
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Re: Super cool gigapixle
Amazing how fragile that "camp" area looksJim Davies wrote:Wow. You can even see little climbers and tents on the Lhotse face.
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I had no idea that Base Camp had such a problem with urban sprawl!
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What costs more, a permit to climb that peak or the camera used to take this picture? I'll take the camera, that vantage point and a 6 of Modus over the climb.........
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... and a can of pringles.by lordhelmut » Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:23 pm
I'll take the camera, that vantage point and a 6 of Modus over the climb.........
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It's like a "Where's Waldo" checklist of things to spot....
-Camp 3
-Prayer flags in the icefall
-etc
-Camp 3
-Prayer flags in the icefall
-etc
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Brian,lordhelmut wrote:That basecamp is a ZOO!
EBC is a Melrose Place, dude. Good times for a single dude. Even more so for a single lady.
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I can see my hotel room! LOL. The Buildings are the "town" of Gorak Shep. If you pan further right, up the ridge you can see all the prayer flags on Kala Patthar, (Black Rock), as well as a few climbers. It's a popular view point for pics of Everest and surrounding area.Carl wrote:Wow! Thanks for sharing. Anyone know what camp or village the stone buildings with the blue roofs are? Visible in the center bottom of the screen if you pan all the way right and zoom in.
Thanks for the link! Too cool. I will have to forward it too the rest of the people from my trek.
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Re: Super cool gigapixle
You could spend an hour or more looking at this pic zoomed all the way in...
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But wait, it gets better! You can spend ANOTHER hour looking at the pic overlooking Gokyo Ri!mountaingoat-G wrote:You could spend an hour or more looking at this pic zoomed all the way in...
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How does one make an image like that? Is it the result of hardware that takes images with 100x the resolution of a typical camera? Or stitching together or many zoomed-in images?
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Re: Super cool gigapixle
I like it!! Being more of a K2 guy,I just spent the last hour checking out the Baltoro. Click on THE GLACIERS at the top of the page. There are several to choose from. Thanks for the link
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