I've uploaded just over 500 of the best photos from the 3269 I took!
I opened a new Flickr account so that you can all download the group photos at the best resolution - feel free to use any others too. Hope you like them.
The link is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_packham/
(My normal flickr site is: )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnpackham/
To down load full size photos:
Click on photo.
Click on actions.
Then select "view all sizes"
The original size will be about 3-5MB (10MP) in most cases.
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Friday, 6 August 2010
About to set off home!
We are sat in the hotel lobby waiting for our coach to the airport. We had an awards ceremony yesterday and a goodbye meal. We've all had an amazing time but really looking forward to seeing our families when we get home. Quite a few of us are a 7 on 'the scale' though..... (rob and I included)
Location:Gurudwara Rd,New Delhi,India
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
View from Leh Gompa
This is the view over Leh from the Gompa (monastery)- quite a walk up as you can imagine.
Leh Gompa
I love this photo - there are prayer flags everywhere in Ladakh - here they stretched over 100m between the Gompa and an outcrop of rock.
The Team at 5180m
This was the last but one day of the trek. We trekked up to 5180m from our campsite that took 1.5 hrs. We then descended about 1.3km in vertical height to our campsite for the night - the whole day took over 8hrs - we were all knackered..
Monday, 2 August 2010
Me higher than Everest basecamp
Rob and I walked a little higher than the rest of the group up a ridge next to Kang Yatze (6400m) and managed (with much shortness of breath and headaches) to get to 5516m. This is over 18,000ft.
Everest base camp is 5380m. What a view! The rest of the group got to 5180m the day after - an amazing achievment.
Everest base camp is 5380m. What a view! The rest of the group got to 5180m the day after - an amazing achievment.
Markha village at dawn
This was a great place - about half way down Markha Valley (ish). There is a monestary on the hill in the centre. This was about 7.20 in the morning after a 5am start. (The earliest we got up was 4am - the day before...)
Rob and Me being silly
Note the 2 local girls to the left who were very bemused when I pressed the shutter button and ran up onto the bridge to square up to Rob.
Markha Valley Kids
These kids were so funny - they looked liked old men - when I showed them the picture after I'd taken it they burst into giggles and smiles - wish I had a pic of that too!
Sunday, 25 July 2010
Himalayan Volleyball
A volleyball match that was played on the sports day in Likir - note the rather attractive looking bench in the foreground - we made 8 of these during the week - bloody hard work with the tools we had.....
Sports day - Likir
The students organised a sports day for the local children - this was our group shot at the end of the day - infront of our mural
Local cyclist
This fella always had a smile on his face - riding around on his bike - with its 1 wing mirror..
Project in Likir - Low ropes course
This is the low ropes course that we made during our week on project - we also made 6 benches, donated loads of sports equipment and painted some classrooms as well as a mural. The students also organised a sportsday.
Likir School Project
Rhiannon painting a mural at the school project. Notice the correct health and safety protocol with Hannah holding the ladder.....
Likir school students
Whenever you ask to take a picture of Ladhaki children they always line up and brush their hair with their hands - they were very smart at school. This was one of the middle sized classrooms - some classes only had this many students or fewer.
Likir Children
This is my favourite of all the pics I've taken of local kids in Likir (where we did our project. The lad on the left was always smiling and quickly realised that I was a soft target when serving during a volley ball game. I presume the boy in the centre visits the Likir Gompa (monastery) with a massive gold Buddha.
Monday, 19 July 2010
1st trek - between Yantang and Likir
It was sooooo hot on this day - cool mountain streams carrying melt water from the ice were a god send (although too infrequent!)
Locals children at the school in Likir
They were all looking at themselves on the flip round screen on my camera
Sunday, 11 July 2010
In Leh
We arrived in Leh, this morning at 8am with 6 bags left in Delhi as we were too heavy (the plane, not the bags) - they are arriving tomorrow. The flight was amazing (with a good breakfast too - omlette with cumin..mmmm) - Mountains as far as the eye could see from 30,000ft, most with snow on and some fantastic rock formations - I took some pics for my lessons about sedimentary rock -one time those rocks were under the sea.
Leh is 3500m above see level so we are all a little out of breath - we are getting a lot of water too to stave off altitude sickness.
The scenery around us is fantastic - we all surrounded on all sides by mountains.
The food is great too - curries for every meal - really tasty too - Ive been eating a lot of Vedgie options (shirin would be proud!).
All in all - this is an amazing place and although I am here to help the students have a great time I am having an amazing time too!
I've tried to upload pics to this site but the comp wasn't having it so they are on my flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnpackham/
Leh is 3500m above see level so we are all a little out of breath - we are getting a lot of water too to stave off altitude sickness.
The scenery around us is fantastic - we all surrounded on all sides by mountains.
The food is great too - curries for every meal - really tasty too - Ive been eating a lot of Vedgie options (shirin would be proud!).
All in all - this is an amazing place and although I am here to help the students have a great time I am having an amazing time too!
I've tried to upload pics to this site but the comp wasn't having it so they are on my flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnpackham/
Saturday, 10 July 2010
Show me the money!
The teams money with Ellie before changing to rupees. It took about 30 minutes for 5 of us to exchange and count all the money in the exchange office.
Felt like a military op on the way home - 5 of us with a bag and about 5 others as protection... Didn't need it though - everyone was either nice or ignored us.
Felt like a military op on the way home - 5 of us with a bag and about 5 others as protection... Didn't need it though - everyone was either nice or ignored us.
Location:Desh Bandhu Gupta Rd,,India
Street outside our hotel
It's super hot and humid. Everyone is really friendly and polite. Crazy traffic. Brilliant!! really vibrant!
Location:Gurudwara Rd,New Delhi,India
Friday, 9 July 2010
The flight
About to take off.....The inflight entertainment is awwweesssome!!!!
Gonna watch avatar......
See you in India!
Gonna watch avatar......
See you in India!
Location:Hounslow,United Kingdom
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Setting off Tomorrow
Up at 6am to pick up on from Bristol parkway then off to school. Coach leaves at 2pm for heathrow.
Will post some more if i get wifi
Location:Chatsworth Rd,Bristol,United Kingdom
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