Us and the 4 high mountains

Day 328 - As snug as a bug in a sleeping bag and 3 quilts at 5,200m

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May 26th 2007
We set off full of excitement for where we were going today. To start we continued along the main road from Lhasa to Kathmandu, the so called ‘Friendship Highway’. After a while we turned south onto the Everest road and began a steady climb. After an hour or so we reached a prayer flag covered pass and stopped to admire the view. And what a view it was. There are 14 mountains in the world ove ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more