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Sheila's Khumbu High trek photos 3: crossing the Cho La

So now after Gokyo we trekked to Thangnak and crossed the Cho La.

Some of the gang, L to R: Joel, Roman, Aoife, Jan, Rory kneeling looking at the incredibly fine sand,
Akhilesh and Sheila. In fact this is known as the best sand there is in the region, probably in Nepal,
and is used for the special sand mandalas that are periodically made at the gompas.

The Cho La from a particularly impressive angle, and it is a tough climb up to its 5420m pass,
but the view is more than worth the effort.

The team went exploring, following the porters and Joel, and their route down, the old way, was spectacular, but a challenging descent.
Jamie and Roman, a good hour behind them, took the normal route to beat them down.

Ama Dablam seen from Dzonglha

As usual the porters were stars. Here the backdrop is the spectacular Cholatse.

Walking between Dzonglha and Lobuche is surely one of the most spectacular in the whole region
and certainly a favourite section of mine. You trek opposite Cholatse for a couple of hours.
This is Martin Hood's picture.

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