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Gareth checking the tent is okay. The colour on my
face is from the Holi festival |
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The first day's walking was quite tiring |
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The tent on our first day |
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Stopping at Bamboo to pitch tent on the second night. Tracey is eating the remnants of her noodles and porridge combo, and Clive sulks off behind a tree to the right! |
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Tracey shows signs of tiredness after Day 3's hard plod. |
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Day 3, after cooking, and Clive realises that there's plenty more walking to be done, and thankfully sees the funny side. |
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One of the better outhouse establishments on the route, although with a covering of snow, it was enough to make you think twice. |
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The kids come out after the first snow fall, and Tracey has taught them to play snowballs, but only if she makes the snowball for them - after all, we don't want to get cold hands! |
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A cute tibetan kid playing in the fresh snow at
Kyangjin Gompa |
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24 hour hot water seems extremely unlikely! |
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The 4350m Kyangjin Peak |
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Kyangjin Peak from a bit closer to the top |
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The frozen lakes near Kyangjin |
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The trail has numerous Mani Walls (Prayer Walls) which are piled up with stones inscribed with old prayers. |
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Gareth, sitting near the frozen lakes. |
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The vista from Kyangjin |
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On the penultimate night, pitched below the trail in the roots of a tree right next to the raging river. Lovely camp fire, confused porters on the trail. |
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Some lovely spring flowers. |
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Meat drying on the roof. Yes, Meat, Drying, On the roof. |
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The view down the valley from Bamboo towards where the hot springs are. |
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Tracey sitting in a volcanic hot spring, doing a bit
of washing. |
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After the hot springs, comes the...cold river. It might look warm and inviting, but as Tracey will assure you it was bloody freezing. |
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Tent pitched for the last night, and Gareth cooks the last ever porridge/noodle combo. The washing hangs in the trees to confuse forraging animals. |