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Intrepid Season 2005 - China, Tibet, & Nepal (part III)

Brett Voegele
2005-11-19 14:41:04

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nowhere to be found. We still set our alarms and vowed to see it in all its glory at 7 the next morning…or not. We were completely socked in. Still remaining optimistic, we decided to do the 2-hour walk to basecamp, and so set out. We had a brief glimpse of Qomolangma/Everest just as we started, and then the pea-soup veil returned, but still we slogged onwards and upwards. Shortly before we arrived at basecamp the curtain lifted and we were treated to spectacular views of the highest peak (views which I was unfortunately not able to capture, as my camera had broken in Lhasa). There was a beautiful blue sky, and the mountain itself had a new coating of snow which made it brilliant. We sat in awe for awhile; admiring the view, then grabbed some noodles and set off for the return hike. Other times heading down on motorcycles is an option, but the police had evidently put the screws to that a few days earlier. That also explained why there was much less activity than normal – many of those who normally drive the motorcycles or work the tents at basecamp were now back at there homes – many in Tashi Dzom.

Anyway, the rest of the trip was the standard – Tingri, Zhangmu, a few relaxing nights at Dhulikhel High View Resort in Nepal, and a final day in Kathmandu.

I’m hoping to post some new pictures within the next few days as well, so be on the lookout for those. While here in Hong Kong I finally broke down and bought a video camera. Hopefully I’ll get some shots on my next trip, as well as on a trip I’m taking through Tibet with my dad in November/December, and I’ll see if I can post those sometime in December. We’ll see how that works.

Anyway, I hope all is going well in your part of the world, and I’ll catch you from somewhere down the road.

October 26, 2005

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