Gampa-la Pass (4794m) 岗巴拉山口

Stone house in front of green fields near Gampa, the village at the base of the Gamba-la pass	Looking up at Gamba-la pass from the village of Gampa at its base	Leaving the Yarlung Tsangpo River valley behind	Gampa-la Pass, also spelled Kamba-la, leads over the mountains to Yamdrok-tso Lake
The Friendship Highway splits into the northern branch which follows the Yarlung Tsangpo and the southern branch over Gampa-la	Ruins of a small village along the road	Yaks grazing high on the mountain side	Winding road up Gampa-la Pass
The climb to the top of the pass from the river valley is over 1000m	Switchback on the Friendship Highway climbing Gampa-la Pass	Crazy European cyclists biking from Lhasa to Kathmandu	What is that???
The chief crazy - Unicycle Steve - riding a unicycle 1000 km across Tibet!	Climbing ever higher	At least the road is paved and in good condition	Reaching the summit of Gampa-la Pass
View from the summit of Gampa-la Pass back to the Yarlung Tsangpo valley far below	Tower of prayer flags at the summit of Gampa-la Pass	The summit of Kamba-la Pass with roads leading to Nangarze and Gonggar	The surreal Yamdrok-tso, one of Tibet's 3 Sacred Lakes
Yamdrok-tso Lake is over 72km long	Snow-covered Mt. Nojin Kangtsang (7206m) rising to the west ofo Yamdruk-tso Lake	Mt. Nojin Kangtsang 7206m (23641ft)	Prayer flags at the windy and cold summit of the Kamba-la Pass
Prayer flags at the windy and cold summit of the Gampa-la Pass	Gampa-la Pass 4794m (15,728 ft)	Tibetans burning offerings at the summit og Gampa-La Pass	Yak waiting for tourists at the top of Gampa-la Pass
Yaks festively decorated for tourists, Gampa-la pass	The Friendship Highway leading to the south side of Gampa-la Pass and Lake Yamdrok	Tibetans mingling around, Gampa-la Pass	Yak posing with Yamdrok-tso Lake and Mt. Nojin Kangtsang
The incredible blue color of Yamdrok-tso, one of the Sacred Lakes of Tibet	Mt. Nojin Kangtsang 7191m (23592ft)	Ganbala Mountain Public Toilet	Tourists negotiating with a yak man
Monument on Gampa-la Pass	Stone marker written only in Chinese marking the summit of Gampa-la Pass 岗巴拉山口 as 4978m	Pinyin inscription of the Chinese name of the lake Yamzho Yumco with the elevation 4441 m	Yamdrok-tso monument with Mt. Nojin Kangtsang
Yamdrok-tso Lake feeds a power station built in 1996	Decorated yak, Gampa-la Pass with Yamdrok-tso Lake	Yak and yak-man	My second time on a yak in as many days
...this time, with a Tibetan hat	Yak with Yamdrok-tso Lake	New building on top of Gampa-la Pass	...probably for use by the police that man the checkpoint at the pass
The guide waiting by our Landcruiser	Lake Yamdrok from Kamba Pass	Prayer flags atop Gampa-la Pass	Me, with Yamdrok-tso Lake
Me in Tibet	Driving down the south side of Gampa-la Pass to Yamdrok-tso Lake	Small village on the north shore of Yamdrok-tso Lake at the bottom of Gampa-la Pass	Turquoise water of Yamdrok-tso lake with the snow-capped peak Mt. Nojin Kangtsang 7206m (23641ft)
What must be the world's highest commercial fishing fleet at 14,573 ft, Yamdrok-tso Lake	Village on the north shore of Yamdrok-tso Lake	Our ancient Land Cruiser on the descent from Gampa-la Pass	Mt. Nojin Kangtsang 7206m (23641ft) rising above the road along Yamdrok-tso Lake
Herd of cattle grazing on the north shore of Yamdrok-tso Lake	Mt. Nojin Kangtsang 7206m (23641ft) rising above the road along Yamdrok-tso Lake	An old Tibetan woman by Yamdrok-tso Lake	An old Tibetan woman tending her herd of cattle by Yamdrok-tso Lake
An old Tibetan woman by Yamdrok-tso Lake	Mt. Nojin Kangtsang 7206m (23641ft) to the west of Yamdrok Lake	North shore of Yamdrok-tso Lake	Looking across the blue water of Yamdrok-tso Lake
Bar-headed geese (Anser indicus) in flight over Yamdrok-tso Lake	Bar-headed geese (Anser indicus) in flight over Yamdrok-tso Lake	Looking back to the Gampa-la Pass road	Walking along the shore of Yamdrok-tso Lake
Yamdrok-tso Lake 4408m	Mt. Nojin Kangtsang 7191m (23592ft)	Picnic lunch stop on the shore of Yamdrok-tso Lake	Happy Tour Lunchbox
Picnic lunchbox in Tibet	Back on the Southern Friendship Highway driving west along the north shore of Yamkdrok-tso Lake	A pair of ancient stupas (chörten) on the shore of Yamdrok-tso Lake just prior to Peldi Dzong	Village of Peldi Dzong near the west end of Yamdrok-tso Lake
Village of Peldi Dzong near the west end of Yamdrok-tso Lake	Village of Peldi Dzong near the west end of Yamdrok-tso Lake	Village at the west end of Yamdrok-tso Lake	Leaving the shore of Yamdrok Lake headed for Mt. Nojin Kangtsang 7206m (23641ft)
Nearing Nangartse, the largest town around Lake Yamdrok	Nangartse, Tibet	The Friendship Highway passing through the town of Nangartse	Nangartse Dzong rising above the town
Nangartse Dzong, birthplace of the mother of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama	Nangartse Dzong	Tibetan houses with feed for the livestock stored on the roof	Ugly buildings on the west side of Nangartse