Elevation: 13,255'
The base camp at Jangothang is situated near an ancient ruined fortress looking out toward Mount Chomolhari and its neighbor Jichu Drake. We stayed two nights at this camp site. Snow fell during our first night. We woke to a dreamy frosted landscape. This day was built into the schedule to allow our bodies to further acclimatize to high altitude before tackling the passes. Some of our group chose to take a morning hike toward the glacier located at the base of Chomolhari. Others opted to stay closer to camp. We all rested during the afternoon.
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| looking down the valley, not toward Chomolhari |
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| cold, frosty morning |
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| following yak tracks up the slope on a morning hike |
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| Jigme and Sonam - our companions along the way |
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| I walked back to camp with Sonam while Rouse joined the glacier-bound group. |
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| We saw a large flock of blue sheep. They just kept coming over the ridge! |
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| yak |
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| yak tracks criss-crossing the mountainside |
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Rouse was high up on the ridge when he took this picture.
Look how small the lakes look below. |
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| silhouettes against the glacier |
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| following the yak tracks back to camp |
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