Location: Kathmandu, Nepal

This image is the huge stupa of Swayambunath...known also as the "Monkey Temple" due to the hordes of monkeys frequenting the temple and its surroundings. Perched high on a hilltop on the outskirts of Kathmandu, it provides a fine outlook over the city and the great white wall of the Himalaya lining the northern horizon. Gained by a short walk from Durbar Square, followed by a never-ending flight of stairs, Swayambunath can also be accessed on its far side by taxi or tourist bus. An archetypal structure with its hemispherical base and the all-seeing eyes of Buddha on the four sides of a rectangular column...this conical spire, bedecked with fluttering prayer flags Swayambunath, is a major venue for both tourists and the Nepalese.

The Everest Freestyle Expedition  has gratefully accepted the likeness of the all seeing eyes of the Buddha as its logo.