Day 4Starting elevation: 3680m (Lhasa)Ending elevation: 3860m (Shigatse)Driving time: 8hrsFor the next leg of our trip, we drove over 300... Continue reading »
After the delay getting our visa for Tibet due to the Chinese Embassy closure we were delighted when Prachanda came back with our passpor... Continue reading »
We left Base Camp at 9am to go to Old Tingri. Our driver told us it would take 6 hours even though it's really close because the ro... Continue reading »
Sunday 2nd July 2006Gyantse to Shigatse (3,900m) Last night I just fell into bed dead tired but didn't sleep well at all - that's two nig... Continue reading »
4th July 2006Lhatse to RongbukI did manage to sleep until midnight, then again until around 0445. The roosters started at 0503, so, as we... Continue reading »