Yaks at Everest

Conquering Everest!!! .....(base camp in a jeep).....and hunting for Michael Palin's toilet!

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April 16th 2006
Having braved countless Tibetan toilets, 14 inedible meals, and at least 1000 near misses with oncoming traffic/yaks/locals, we finally made it to Everest! The sky was perfectly clear, so we were vvvv lucky. You can look at the photos to see how good the view was. Anyway, I was very impressed - definitely the best mountain I've seen and worth the effort. However, there was ONE BIG DISAPPOINTME ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet » Friendship Highway

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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