Riding into Tibet - mile 7891
June 2nd 2010 We've climbed up to the Tibetan Plateau but we haven't officially entered Tibet yet, that's still 300 miles away on gravel roads with passes in excess of 5200m. Considering its a plateau there's an awful lot of up and down - I always thought plateaus were flat. I suppose it means we've climbed up above 4500m and are going to stay there for the next few weeks.
The gravel roads are good but som
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