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Old 13-12-2018, 06:38 PM
gary
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Thanks for the link Marc!

It is a wonderful photo.

It's deceptive given the angle it is shot from and from 400km up
that it makes it look like an aerial photograph from an aircraft of
some lesser peaks.

But I can testify that when you are flying down amongst them the
Himalayan and Karakoram Ranges are jaw dropping in their immensity.

Kanchenjunga in the shot is the third highest peak. When you consider it
is probably around 110km between it and Everest, it gives you a sense
of scale.

K2 is out of shot and way beyond the right of the picture, probably another good 800km away from Everest.

I've been lucky enough to see all three.
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