I managed to crawl out from underneath 2 sleeping bags, a duvet and two blankets to watch sunset.... and was it worth it??

««
«
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
...
»
»»

July 19th 2006
Well, OK, so I only walked up to base camp but it was the longest 8+km that I've ever done!!! I'd been struggling to walk up stairs in Lhasa, which is only at 3700m - base camp is slightly higher at 5200m. The increase in elevation over the 8km wasn't too great, that said it did all happen at the end... but that combined with the altitude meant I was almost crawling along by the time I got to base ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet » Friendship Highway

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

««
«
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
...
»
»»

Joined	June 20th 2005	Trips	6
Last Login	August 10th 2019	Followers	20
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	5
Blogs	124	Guestbook	128
Photos	4,197	Forum Posts	16