{"id":18576,"date":"2020-03-06T11:35:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T11:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/?p=18576"},"modified":"2025-06-15T17:51:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T16:51:42","slug":"peter-kettles-everest-basecamp-expedition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/peter-kettles-everest-basecamp-expedition\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Kettle\u2019s Everest Basecamp expedition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Masters artist&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artist\/peter-kettle\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Kettle<\/a>&nbsp;has created a remarkable&nbsp;collection of mixed media paintings incorporating rubbish he helped clear during an&nbsp;expedition to Everest Basecamp.The collection &#8211; Everest Basecamp Is the culmination of a 14-day trek Peter made last year in a bid to help clean up rubbish&#8230; See for example the piece:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/prayer-flags-above-dingboche-everest-basecamp-trek-by-peter-kettle\" target=\"_blank\">Prayer Flags Above Dingboche<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; where the&nbsp;flags are built up from remnants of found rubbish.. these images seem to particularly capture&nbsp;the cultural zeitgeist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112440\/IMG_99981-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112440\/IMG_99981-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112440\/IMG_99981-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112440\/IMG_99981-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112444\/1010376-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112444\/1010376-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112444\/1010376-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112444\/1010376-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/stone-cairns-mt-ama-dablam-everest-basecamp-trek-by-peter-kettle\">Stone Cairns, Mt. Ama Dablam &#8211; Everest Basecamp Trek<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112448\/1010377-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112448\/1010377-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112448\/1010377-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112448\/1010377-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/prayer-flags-above-dingboche-everest-basecamp-trek-by-peter-kettle\">Prayer Flags Above Dingboche &#8211; Everest Basecamp Trek\u00a0(2020)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1006\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112451\/1010387-1006x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112451\/1010387-1006x1024.jpg 1006w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112451\/1010387-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112451\/1010387-768x782.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/everest-bridge-everest-basecamp-trek-by-peter-kettle\">Everest Bridge &#8211; Everest Basecamp Trek<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112455\/1010391-721x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112455\/1010391-721x1024.jpg 721w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112455\/1010391-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112455\/1010391-768x1091.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/mt-lobuche-everest-basecamp-trek-by-peter-kettle\">Mt. Lobuche &#8211; Everest Basecamp Trek\u00a0(2020)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112502\/IMG_9995-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112502\/IMG_9995-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112502\/IMG_9995-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112502\/IMG_9995-768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112504\/LRG__DSC9203-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112504\/LRG__DSC9203-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112504\/LRG__DSC9203-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112504\/LRG__DSC9203-768x1149.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112504\/LRG__DSC9203.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artist\/peter-kettle\">Peter Kettle<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112834\/10103771-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112834\/10103771-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112834\/10103771-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2020\/03\/06112834\/10103771-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/prayer-flags-above-dingboche-everest-basecamp-trek-by-peter-kettle\">Prayer Flags Above Dingboche &#8211; Everest Basecamp Trek<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Masters artist&nbsp;Peter Kettle&nbsp;has created a remarkable&nbsp;collection of mixed media paintings incorporating rubbish he helped clear during an&nbsp;expedition to Everest Basecamp.The collection &#8211; Everest Basecamp Is the culmination of a 14-day trek Peter made last year in a bid to help clean up rubbish&#8230; See for example the piece:&nbsp;Prayer Flags Above Dingboche&nbsp;&#8211; where the&nbsp;flags are built [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dispatches-from-the-field"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18576"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18587,"href":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18576\/revisions\/18587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}