Pilgrimage 2023
Venerable Amy Miller led a pilgrimage and retreat April 30 – May 18, 2023. These are a few photos from the trek.
Domestic departure hall, Kathmandu Airport
Loading up in Kathmandu
Airborne!
Arrived in Lukla (Tenzing-Hillary Airport)



Balloon joy, Phakding

Pilgrims on the path
Accomodation in Monju

Entering Namche after nearly 700m climb from Jorsalle in the drizzle
View from Holiday Inn guest house, Namche Bazaar
View towards Sagarmatha (Mt Everest) from the national park museum in Namche
Namche Bazaar stupa
Namche Bazaar market
Namche Bazaar market
Namche Bazaar market
Namche Bazaar market
Namche Bazaar market
Ani Amy with local nuns outside Namche Gompa
Namche Gompa
Walking to Khumjung
View up the valley from Amadablam View Restaurant and Guest House (Amadablam hiding a bit in the clouds at the right)
Yak in Khumjung
First view of Lawudo, high on the mountainside
Nearly there!
Locals in Phurte
View from Lawudo towards Thame
Glacier view from Lawudo
Lawudo Gompa
Lawudo Gompa
Lawudo gompa
Lawudo kitchen
Lawduo kitchen
Charok Monastery
Mediation hut, Charok Monastery
Day trip to Charok Monastery
Lawudo Gompa from track to Charok
Preparing for puja with Solukhumbu sherpas from near and far
Himalayan Griffon



Thamo guesthouse

Rinpoche's birth house in Thame

Tea break at a Thame guesthouse
Ven. Amy and a Thame local
Returning to Lawudo from Thame
An evening around the fire in the dining room
The Milky Way over the Himalayas
Julien bidding Anila farewell


Being a porter is hard living



No flights today...
Getting ready to go!
Reed checking on his followers
Locals
Waiting in Lukla departure lounge
On the way home!
Flying low over Kathmandu
Landing at Kathmandu in the helicopter
Some heli-ed down to Kathmandu due to poor weather.
Back at Kathmandu airport!

Painting the Amoghapasha on the Drak Karma Cliff Above Lawudo
Twenty-five years ago, Lama Zopa Rinpoche began expressing the wish for a large painting of 1,000-Armed Chenrezig to be painted on a 100-foot high cliff named Drak Karma above Lawudo in Nepal, approximately 4,200 meters above sea level (over 13,000 feet) so everyone in proximity could see it. The painting was completed in November 2023. Read more on the FPMT web page Accomplishing the Guru’s Wishes: 31-Foot Tall Amoghapasha on Drak Karma Cliff Above Lawudo.