Hiking & Photography in Nepal | Everest Basecamp & Gokyo Trek 

You created a video that would take a production crew of 10 people to achieve in TV land . Utterly amazing . Brilliant video . Your best ever . Merry Christmas

Thomas: Neeh, there is nothing to photograph here. Me: I'll overload my SD card of random shots of everything.

I went to Katmandu in 2001 in my early 20's as part of a round the world trip. I remember walking out of the airport doors scared as I've never been to a place like it. After three days I fell in love with Katmandu and Nepal and even now when I think about the place I have a smile on my face.

Sorry for you because of the altitude sickness thing…. But I think, it is still one of your best vlogs. Amazing, how did you manage to film this all while hiking quite hard … We really appreciate and love your work.

I can’t believe I was hiking on EBC trek less than one month before...and now Thomas one of my favorite photographers is there...

Every video, your story telling and quality gets better and better. Thank you for 3 years of entertainment and inspiration!

Nepal has sure changed since I was there - I can't believe how large Namche Bazaar and the other towns in the Khumbu region have grown. Back then, the Lukla airstrip was just a grassy field full of boulders...

Brilliant episode Tom on what must have been a tough but epic adventure. I’m looking forward to the next. All the best to you and yours for the New Year xx

Merry Christmas to you and your family Thomas. I hope you're having a good one.

I think you’re being a bit harsh about the area around Namche. You might not have got that killer landscape shot but the area has so much potential. The people are fascinating to photograph from the little kids running around to the porters carrying the massive loads on the trails and the people in traditional Tibetan dress. If you happen to be there when the market is on that is also rich pickings. The Buddhist influence on the area with the Monasteries, Stupas, prayer wheels and Mani stones are also great photographic subjects. I don’t know if you went up to the Tenzing Norgay Memorial area but you have great views from there of the trail you take. You get Everest and Lhotse and Ama Dablam with Tengboche in the mid distance, watching the sunrise light up Everest and then the other peaks from there is magical and the long lens landscape photography is great. You also get the views over Namche to the snow covered peaks in the west. Sorry I just love Nepal and wouldn’t want anyone to think it didn’t have photographic potential. Looking forward to the rest of the videos. All the best Ian.

Honestly, so far the most exciting content you've released. I've loved a lot of your other stuff but this is very inspiring!

Only just found this. Did that trip 14 years ago. Experience of a life time. After Gokyo we entered Khumu via the Cho La and the glacier. This brings back wonderful memories. Looking back at my own photographs in a new light!

The mountains look absolutely beautiful

Thanks. Make sure you go to the 5th lake at Gokyo. The best place I have ever been

I think this is my favorite video you've ever done, Tom. Can't wait for the next one!

This has to be the best video I have seen of yours, Thomas. And I have seen all of them. Fantastic. I can't wait for next week.

Thank you, Thomas, for all the hard work you put in your vlogs and photography. I am inspired by you to go higher and higher with photography every day.

I'm sure it's already been said by many, but I think this is some of your best work. Thoughtful, deliberate, well-produced. I was enthralled by the journey and felt included, and that's a difficult thing to achieve. Very much looking forward to your next video. Thanks Thomas!

That’s one hell of an adventure and a pretty amazing anecdote for the kids in the future. Beautiful colours in this film too.

I am really looking forward to this one, totally awe inspiring.

I was looking forward to this video and it turned out to be better than i expected. Great work Thomas and wonderful images as always. Can't wait for the next one.

Thank you for taking us along on your journeys.

The long wait is over and its always beautiful to see photographs from own home country .

Loved this video. I can see such a big difference in your videography from a year or so ago and I love watching your new techniques. And as always, the photography is top-notch!

I have been waiting for this!! So jealous.

Thanks for sharing this with us Thomas! Simply amazing!

Thank you so much, you took a lot of effort to show how exactly this would be. Love you man

Maybe it`s Fuji or the place or editing but Your photos got even more amazing! Like 4D experience of colour, space and story. wow!

Absolutely excellent, Thomas. You and your buddy, Brendan, are outstanding videographers, and have given us viewers a fine glimpse of Nepal.

Superbly artistic results!

Thanks for taking us along on your Nepal adventure. Twenty-plus minutes flew by quickly, as I watched your amazing video.

Looked like an amazing experience, looking forward to seeing the rest of your journey. Merry Christmas Tom.

It must be good to visit Nepal, meet the locals, see My Everest, and get to Base Camp... Brilliant... Oh ! ....and get some great images too...

Happy Christmas Thomas and family. Wish you a fab 2020 photography year

Great storytelling, beautiful video! You've captured the scenes in the best way you could with the light conditions you had, great job.

Following the videos for so long it's amazing to see where things have led

My dear Thomas, before even watching a second, I liked the video, put my headphones, made the resolution to 1080p and now I can enjoy it. ❤❤ Sorry for the late comment and watch, I was waiting for this second since 4 hours, now after my kids are sleeping I'm here for watching it 😅

Merry Christmas Mr. Thomas! I can't wait to watch more! Great job!

Saw two girl wearing the same college uniform that I did years ago. Stunning images. Fantastic video. Homesick. Nostalgic.

It's been fun seeing Nepal through your eyes. Keep coming back sir 🙏

Out of breath just watching. Been waiting for this since your sneak preview. Stunning landscape. Can’t wait for more. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

One of your best videos and even though the photo opportunities were limited, you managed a couple of great shots. The street photography potential looked immense but guess you chose to capture the scenes on video and some of the video footage is stunning quality! The storytelling is superb. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.

Beautiful video, absolutely beautiful! I was surprised how well the GoPro 360 footage looked. Not surprised about the lovely X-T3 movie and image quality ;) You have reached a level of quality and authenticity with this video that I prefer to anything I have ever seen on TV.

One of your best videos to date.

I was waiting for this Nepal video..the day you announced your trip ...here it is...you Rock Thomas 🙏😇

It’s a stunning, beautiful and hard place and I really miss it! The people are wonderful and influenced me hugely. It’s not an easy place to take photos but highly rewarding when you get it right. I’ve still got some pics on my walls from good old film! I’d love to go back there with the potential that digital can provide.

This video is beyond perfection!

Waiting is over! Love to see youthere Thom!

Thank you for sharing your adventure. I experienced altitude sickness in Costa Rica several years ago, so I empathize with you. I pray the best for you as the adventure continues.

Another fab video. Happy New Year!

😍😍😍😍😍😍 most awaited video

I really enjoyed this video. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a great new year Thomas.

Loved this video. I trekked to Everest Basecamp three months ago and your video took me right back to being there.

Literally no words to say , amazing video ,great

Recalled wonderful memories of my own treks in 1989 and 1991.

Amazing stills for sure, but your video had me from start to finish! Your new setup is working great for you and wow, what a videographer you've become as well! Well done!

already waiting for the next video! great job, man!

Thanks for sharing this ! Amazing stuff and so much info !

Another great delivery, thx Tom. 👍

Thanks for going where most of us can't. Its great to see the world thru your videos. Travel safely and Merry Christmas.

Amazing photography and filming! You are such an inspiration Thomas 👍 Amazing channel, thank you 🙏

Increíble video, Thomas! Algún día espero estar por ahí....

Wow! This is great stuff. Thx for sharing the adventure.

I think you had a bit to high expectations. There is loads to work with if you just forget the fact that you are among the grandest landscapes in the world. It is so big and beautiful that it is actually getting hard to capture it and focus on the small details that exist everywhere like small streams, weird pines and bamboo forests... Awsome video as always....

Hello Thomas , thanks for visiting Nepal and showing our culture and the beautiful himalayas to millions of people worldwide . I hope you enjoyed. I welcome everyone watching to visit nepal in the year 2020. Happy Holidays !!

Merry Christmas Thomas and thank you for sharing your work.

absolutely stunning!

absolutely love the b-roll.. esp the slo-mo...stunning photography

Quite the adventure! Rock on! Happy Holidays!

Great video! I love this beautiful Country. Next year I will go there for the third time 🏔✈️ Greetings from Austria ✌🏻📸

You are doing the same trek I did ten years ago, but I first went up the Kumbu valley, then down the Gokyo valley . Wonderful trek! Waiting for next videos, so nice to see these landscapes again!!!

So inspiring, thanks for all your amazing contributions to photography

how beautiful mountains!!行きたいなー！

Your story telling and voice over, documentary-like, video is great!! Good stuff, dude!!

Great video! Can't wait to see the rest!

xt3 user from China here. Glad to see your new videos coming and the first episode turning out so amazing! Maybe someday you can try China. We have some beatiful landscapes here, too.

Amazing video Thomas, loved the atmosphere. Grettings from Brazil!

Merry Christmas Thomas to you and your family. More adventures to come I'm sure.

Awesome video to start the Nepal series with, cant wait for more. Merry Christmas Tom

What are it they expecting those who dislike your videos. They are inspiring, entertaining and educational. Looking forward to many new videos in 2020. Happy new year Thomas.

Thank you ref the “empty vs neg” space. Think I’m getting it now. Happy Christmas to you and the family.

Beautiful and fascinating I would start looking for "The One" after filling a card or three on everything else. Then that being done calming down take a deep breathe. Start the photographer part of my brain. Great video

Agreed... I stopped bracketing when I got comfortable with my α7Rii; now using the Riv, and its dynamic range is such that I rarely, if ever, need a second capture to make it work.

Fantastic, as usual Tom. You are without doubt my favourite videographer, and stills master, lovin' it...

Namaste 🙏, Thank you for covering my country Nepal, was looking for this ever since when u annouced that you were going to cover nepal . Beautiful small country laid in the lap of mt everest and dozens of other small mountains. Hope u take breath taking images ..( which u always do ).. and enjoy nepal to the fullest. Cheers mate ..👍👍👍

Amazing, I loved this video but one question I have is... his did you charge your batteries 🤣

You may not have gotten the stills that you were hoping for, but the video was stunning....very much looking forward to the next upload.

A very different and unique style of vlog this time. Absolutely loved it. For me watching it was a meditation of sorts.

Nice Video Thomas, and seeing the trials that organised camps endure to get to base camp - makes me wonder what used to drive pioneers like Sir Edmund Hilary, way back in the day, to do that without the trails and the modern equipment technology we have today. Amazing. One day... one day! Regards Ewan (NZ)

This video is nostalgic. Miss gokyo trails

That fuji for vloging is your best investment in a while Thomas! Loved that hiking video. Keep going :)

Welcome to Nepal Thomas Heaton. So glad to see you here in Nepal. I hope you will enjoy each and every moment here in Nepal.Thank you so much for this Awesome photographs as well as video. Stay safe ,Stay Warm . Thanking you. Namaste .

Great introduction to Nepal, I look forward to the follow on videos.

Great work Thomas, thanks for sharing

WOW... Thank you Thomas for visiting NEPAL.

HEY..... yeay ... Welcome to Nepal ... i was always hoping to see a video of you from Nepal, welcome to Nepal and thanks again for coming here... you made my day... FINALLY YES!!!

Thomas, you are one of the first landscape photograph influencers I have subscribed on RU-vid and you just made my day with this video and increase my urge to visit nepal and do EBC and annapurna trek. I am also a trekker and travel cinematographer and vlogger, my love for mountains is immense that I can't stay long in plains long. I always want to go mountains and experience the nature, the people the drama over there. I would like to share my photographs and videos with you once. I know you are super busy with your stuff but it will be great to share my thought and work with like minded people. Thank you, love from India

Thank you for visiting our country. You are one of my favorite photographer .

Thanks for the video Thomas, I love the first image

Looking forward to your next video .. great to reminisce. I've made 4 trips to Nepal but the Gokyo Lakes (Ri) trek was by far my favourite.