Old photos & Diaries

Best Tibet Overland 2005

The Potala palace, the Jokhang, what a cultural heritage, and then there are the sweeping panoramas, that huge sky...

You can see all of this on our 11 day overland Tibet tours although
these pictures were taken on our Everest 2005 and Shishapangma 2005 expeditions.

Everest and other 8000m mountains seen on the flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa - photo Mike Teger

Lhasa

A nun on pilgrimage around the holy places of Sera - Jamie

Monks in a peaceful part of the Jokhang - Jamie

Spinning prayer wheels - Mike Teger

Butter lamps - Mike Teger

Circling the Bharkor around the holiest place in Tibet, the Jokhang,
increases your merit - Mike Teger

The Potala Palace, the Lhasa landmark that dominates the skyline. The circles are fountains - Jamie

Shigatse

Tashilhunpo Monastery is the seat of the Panchen Lama and the main place that we visit.

The protectors of the main assembly room - Jamie

Wandering around we share the gompas with Tibetan pilgrims - Jamie

A fisheye view of Tashilhunpo's main gompa (temple) - Mike Teger

Another fisheye view, the hotel lobby in Shigatse - Mike Teger

Shegar

The old fort of Shegar - Bob Breivogel

And from the top of the fort - Jamie McGuinness

One of our guides up to the fort - Miriam Überall

Everest Base Camp

Crossing the Pang La we see Everest (far right) and the impressive road - Jamie

Trekking from Rongbuk to Everest Base Camp; it is also possible to take a horse cart for the 8km walk.
The north face of Everest dominates.

At Everest Base Camp

On the road

Road trip - we use good Toyota Landcruisers, plenty of room inside - Moe Memon

The road near Zhangmu descends into a massive gorge, and into Nepal - Jamie

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