Category: EverestTrek

tfttf439 video – Everest Trek #08 – Straps

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How do you carry your camera in an exciting environment like the Himalayas where you want to be ready to shoot? Around your neck? Hanging off the backpack? Slung over your shoulder? Let’s talk to some of the trek participants and find out what solutions they came up with. Also: get ready for the t-shirt giveaway contest – you can win one of twenty hand-embroidered Everest Trek t-shirts from Kathmandu in the next episode!

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tfttf433 video – Everest Trek #07 – The Other Kind Of Gear

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Let’s have a look at some of the not so photographic gear that we had some issues with: the satellite phone and the satellite modem.

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tfttf426 video – Everest Trek #06 – Walking On The Beach

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The higher you get, the drier it gets. At least on our trek that was clearly the case. Here are some strategies the trek group came up with to cope with the dust and make sure it wouldn’t affect the cameras too much.

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