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Philip Game | profile | all galleries >> China, including Tibet and Hong Kong (15 galleries) >> Traversing Tibet (4 galleries) >> Traversing Tibet, 2014 (from Lhasa to Kathmandu) tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Traversing Tibet, 2014 (from Lhasa to Kathmandu)

An overland journey, from Beijing to Xi'an by overnight train (then a short hop by air) and from Xining (Qinghai province) overnight to Lhasa, Tibet on the recently-completed Qinghai-Tibet Railway. The journey then continues southwest to Gyantse, then west through Shigatse, Everest Base Camp and down to the Nepalese board and so to Kathmandu.

Enthralled from an early age by Heinrich Harrer's epic narrative of his Seven Years in Tibet, I skirted around the Chinese-occupied Tibetan heartland in my own earlier travels, visiting Nepal, Ladakh (India), Bhutan, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces (China). This year I was offered an opportunity to experience the 'real thing'; Tibet at present is not accessible for spontaneous, individual travel. Read more.

The first gallery follows the journey as far as Lhasa. This second gallery continues the journey from Lhasa on to Gyantse, Shigatse, Everest Base Camp and so to the Nepalese border.






Looking down over the valley of the Yarlung Tsangpo or Brahmaputra, SW of Lhasa
Looking down over the valley of the Yarlung Tsangpo or Brahmaputra, SW of Lhasa		 Yamdrok Tso, a sacred lake southwest of Lhasa
Yamdrok Tso, a sacred lake southwest of Lhasa		 Turquoise lake, western Tibet
Turquoise lake, western Tibet
Prayer flags above a turquoise lake, Tibet, China
Prayer flags above a turquoise lake, Tibet, China		 Receding glacier above the Karu La (pass) at 4,900 metres
Receding glacier above the Karu La (pass) at 4,900 metres		 The Kumbum or many-doored chorten (stupa) in Gyantse
The Kumbum or many-doored chorten (stupa) in Gyantse
Palkhor Chode Monastery at Gyantse
Palkhor Chode Monastery at Gyantse		 Maitreya Buddha, Gyantse
Maitreya Buddha, Gyantse		 Kumbum Chorten (pagoda), Gyantse
Kumbum Chorten (pagoda), Gyantse
Kumbum Chorten (pagoda), Gyantse
Kumbum Chorten (pagoda), Gyantse		 Gyantse Dzong, famous for its stand against the invading British in 1904
Gyantse Dzong, famous for its stand against the invading British in 1904		 Hotel dining room, Gyantse
Hotel dining room, Gyantse
Hotel dining room, Gyantse
Hotel dining room, Gyantse		 Tibetan mastiff breeder's kennels
Tibetan mastiff breeder's kennels		 Amber beads for sale, Shigatse
Amber beads for sale, Shigatse
Chortens at the Tashilhumpho Monastery, Shigatse
Chortens at the Tashilhumpho Monastery, Shigatse		 Tashilhumpho Monastery, Shigatse
Tashilhumpho Monastery, Shigatse		 Tashilhumpho Monastery, Shigatse
Tashilhumpho Monastery, Shigatse
Tiger mural at Tashilhumpho Monastery
Tiger mural at Tashilhumpho Monastery		 Pilgrim at Shigatse
Pilgrim at Shigatse		 Genial monk at Tashilhumpo, Shigatse, Tibet
Genial monk at Tashilhumpo, Shigatse, Tibet
Fur hat trader, Shigatse
Fur hat trader, Shigatse		 Chortens at Sakya Monastery, west of Shigatse
Chortens at Sakya Monastery, west of Shigatse		 'Tailgate picnic' at Sakya Monastery, west of Shigatse
'Tailgate picnic' at Sakya Monastery, west of Shigatse
Prayer wheel hall at Sakya Monastery
Prayer wheel hall at Sakya Monastery		 Monks at Sakya
Monks at Sakya		 Monks at Sakya
Monks at Sakya
Newly-weds pose at Km 5000 marker on Highway 318, western Tibet
Newly-weds pose at Km 5000 marker on Highway 318, western Tibet		 Toilet amenities, western Tibet
Toilet amenities, western Tibet		 Qomolangma (Everest) reserve boundary
Qomolangma (Everest) reserve boundary
First glimpse of Everest!
First glimpse of Everest! 		Early morning near Everest Base Camp
Early morning near Everest Base Camp		 Dawn colours near Everest Base Camp
Dawn colours near Everest Base Camp
Everest looms up....
Everest looms up.... 		The North Face of Everest in all its glory
The North Face of Everest in all its glory		 The North Face of Mt Everest (Qomolangma)
The North Face of Mt Everest (Qomolangma)
Prayer flags at Everest Base Camp
Prayer flags at Everest Base Camp		 North Face of Mt Everest
North Face of Mt Everest		 Himalayan peaks, western Tibet
Himalayan peaks, western Tibet
Himalayan peaks, western Tibet
Himalayan peaks, western Tibet		 Ruined forts along the route to the Nepali border
Ruined forts along the route to the Nepali border		 Herding yaks
Herding yaks
Hamlet before Everest Base Camp
Hamlet before Everest Base Camp		 Himalayan massif (probably Cho Oyu), western Tibet
Himalayan massif (probably Cho Oyu), western Tibet		 The road goes ever on...
The road goes ever on...
Himalayan peaks south of Nyalam
Himalayan peaks south of Nyalam		 Yaks crossing outside Nyalam
Yaks crossing outside Nyalam		 Gorge en route to the Nepali border
Gorge en route to the Nepali border

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hamery29-Jan-2015 10:36
I would like to go there ! beautiful compositions and a very interesting place, Philip. V
sgame21-Dec-2014 00:14
A really great gallery. A chum has visited Base Camp several times and now I can see why.
Marc Demoulin13-Dec-2014 16:12
Great travelogue! vVv
Marc
Tom LeRoy11-Dec-2014 12:21
This second gallery's journey is incredible. Grand images that you just don't see very often, if at all. V ++
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