Camp lifeWorking at high altitude (4500-5500 m) is challenging physically, even after acclimatisation. Having Sherpas and porters to carry our loads, set up camp and cook our meals enabled us glaciologists to focus on the science – a very efficient arrangement. These photographs illustrate aspects of camp life, including the yaks that carried much of the gear. | |||
 Our team of four glaciologists was very well supported by six Sherpas and porters in our camp. They looked after all the camping arrangements. |  Brown cooking and blue communal tents with yaks, adjacent to a large erratic boulder. The blue tent was used for meals and “office” and lab work. |  Yaks carried much of the camping gear and other equipment, leaving the glaciologists to enjoy the scenery and take photographs. |  The camp with dome-shaped mountain tents for sleeping. Overnight snowfalls occurred occasionally. |
 Flowers in bloom were rare during our visit. This pink and yellow flower near camp is unidentified. |  Unidentified purple flower near camp. |  The spectacular view from camp after snow, looking up-valley to the peak of Ombigaichen. | |
| Photos Michael Hambrey, April-May, 2003 | |||