Alpinist Magazine | Everest Reflections on the Solukhumbu

The Alpinist magazine is presently running a series of seven posts comprising of photos and text from our book Everest Reflections on the Solukhumbu.

This week as part of the #alpinistcommunityproject, we're sharing work from Sujoy Das, a photographer, Alpinist contributor and founder of South Col Expeditions, which runs treks and photo workshops in the Himalaya. He has spent more than two decades in the Chomolungma/Everest region and is the co-author and photographer of a number of books. His latest book, “Everest: Reflections on the Solukhumbu,” is a collaboration with writer Lisa Choegyal, who has made Kathmandu her home since 1974 and has been deeply involved with Nepal tourism and conservation. Their book is focused on the majestic scenery and reality of daily life in the Solukhumbu region that lies in the shadow of Chomolungma. A foreword by leading mountaineer Chris Bonington, preface by cultural scholar Dr. Lhakpa Norbu Sherpa and drawings by artist Paula Sengupta add depth to this unusual book about a familiar destination. Bonington writes in his foreword, “This is not just one more book about Everest, but a special celebration of the haunting beauty of Solukhumbu and its people.” The book is available online at Amazon and Vajrabookshop.com. More information about Das can be found at www.southcol.com.

This is his first post.

Book cover of "Everest: Reflections on the Solukhumbu." [Photo] Sujoy Das.

“On a monsoon morning in June 2018, I was in the village of Khumjung to photograph the Dumji Festival. As I walked to the monastery, thick clouds swirled around the mountains and the village was ensconced in fine mist. Suddenly, as I neared a chorten (memorial), the sun appeared through the clouds and this amazing backlit view of Ama Dablam, possibly the most beautiful mountain in the Khumbu region, presented itself. I got about 20 seconds to take some photos before the clouds had blanketed the mountain once again. This photograph is part of an essay titled, ‘The Himal—No Bird Can Fly Over it,’ about the high mountains of the Chomolungma region.” [Photo] Sujoy Das @south_col @lisachoegyal @vajra_books #sujoydas#everest #chomolungma #southcolexpeditions

This is his second post.

This week as part of the #alpinistcommunityproject, we're sharing work from Sujoy Das, a photographer, Alpinist contributor and founder of South Col Expeditions, which runs treks and photo workshops in the Himalaya. He has spent more than two decades in the Chomolungma/Everest region and is the co-author and photographer of a number of books. His latest book, “Everest: Reflections on the Solukhumbu,” is a collaboration with writer Lisa Choegyal, who has made Kathmandu her home since 1974 and has been deeply involved with Nepal tourism and conservation. Their book is focused on the majestic scenery and reality of daily life in the Solukhumbu region that lies in the shadow of Chomolungma. A foreword by leading mountaineer Chris Bonington, preface by cultural scholar Dr. Lhakpa Norbu Sherpa and drawings by artist Paula Sengupta add depth to this unusual book about a familiar destination. Bonington writes in his foreword, “This is not just one more book about Everest, but a special celebration of the haunting beauty of Solukhumbu and its people.” The book is available online at Amazon and Vajrabookshop.com. More information about Das can be found at www.southcol.com.

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