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Mt Everest Base Camp - EBC (5150m) to Lhasa via Gyantse & Shigatse

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July 6th 2010
h2])[ Mt Everest Base Camp - EBC (5150m) to Gyantse, Shigatse and Lhasa Day 15 - Saga to Old Tingri, Peiku-Tso and Everest Base Camp Leaving early to beat the last of the road blocks we had a quick set of dumplings for breakfast. Back on the rough terrain we left the reserve and were only a few kilometres from it when we burst a tyre in spectacular fashion. All four ... 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