HIMALAYA: MAKALU: The Shipton Pass (4216m)

A view towards the Barun Valley and Makalu from the second of the three cols that make up what has become known as the Shipton Pass. In the middle distance is the third col - the Keke La (4150m), and beyond that, the Barun Valley. This crossing became known as the Shipton Pass after Eric Shipton, Ed Hillary & Co came this way after their 1952 Cho Oyu attemptCanon A1, 28mm, Kodachrome 64
The Shipton Pass (4216m)

A view towards the Barun Valley and Makalu from the second of the three cols that make up what has become known as the Shipton Pass.  

In the middle distance is the third col - the Keke La (4150m), and beyond that, the Barun Valley. This crossing became known as the Shipton Pass after Eric Shipton, Ed Hillary & Co came this way after their 1952 Cho Oyu attempt 

Canon A1, 28mm, Kodachrome 64