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| 200 miles W of Lanzhou
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| 300 miles W of Lanzhou
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Tanggula Pass, just before dawn
The high point of the train journey at 5072 meters (16,640 ft)
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| Cuona Lake
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| 136 miles NE of Lhasa
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| Nagqu Station
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| 61 miles North of Lhasa
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| 58 miles N of Lhasa
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| 56 miles North of Lhasa
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| 50 miles NW of Lhasa
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| Potala Palace from the Shangri-La Hotel
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| Potala Palace
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| Potala Palace
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| Potala Palace
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| Tashi at Potala Palace
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| "Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet"
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| "Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet"
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| "Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet"
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| Barkhor Square
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| Jokhang entrance
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| Jokhang pilgrims & incense
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| Jokhang pilgrims
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| Jokhang entrance queue
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| Barkhor Square: Clouds of incense
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| Jokhang Entrance, from roof
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| Jokhang rooftop
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| Drepung Monastery
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| Water-powered Prayer Wheel
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| Drepung Monastery
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| Drepung Monastery
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| Drepung Monastery
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| Drepung Monastery
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| Yak butter candles
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| Tashi at Drepung Monastery
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| Drepung Monastery
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| Drepung Monastery: Note swastikas
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| Drepung Monastery
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| Drepung Monastery
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| Sera Monastery
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| Sand Mandala
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| Sera Monastery
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| Sera Monastery: debating monks
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| Sera Monastery: debating monks
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| Sera Monastery: debating monks
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| Sera Monastery: debating monks
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| Golden Yaks statue
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| Swastikas on a street lamp
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| Pilgrim
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| Prayer Wheel wielder
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| Gyume Tratsang Temple
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| Tsamkhung Nunnery
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| Tsamkhung Nunnery
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| Ramoche Monastery: Guardian King
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| Ramoche Monastery detail
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| Tibet Museum
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| Tibet Museum
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| Tibet Museum
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| Lake Yamdrok-Tso
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| Lake Yamdrok-Tso
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| 5039 meters (16565 ft) pass
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| Prayer flags and scarves at pass
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| Prayer flags at pass
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| Lake Yamdrok-Tso
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| Gyantze Dzong (castle)
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| Gyantze Dzong (castle)
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| Pelkor Chode Monastery + Tashi
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| Pelkor Chode Monastery
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| Pelkor Chode Monastery
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| Pelkor Chode Monastery
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| Pelkor Chode Monastery
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| Pelkor Chode Monastery
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| Pelkor Chode Monastery
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| Gyantse Kumbum
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| Gyantse Kumbum
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| Gyantse Kumbum
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| Gyantse Kumbum
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| Shalu Monastery
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| Shalu Monastery
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| Shalu Monastery: Monks having dinner
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| Shalu Monastery
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| Shalu Monastery
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| Rebuilt Shigatse Castle
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| Summer Palace of the Panchen Lamas
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| Summer Palace of the Panchen Lamas
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| Summer Palace of the Panchen Lamas
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| One of the Four Guardian Kings
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| One of the Four Guardian Kings
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| Throne
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| Summer Palace of the Panchen Lamas
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| Tashilhunpo Monastery
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| Tashilhunpo Monastery
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| Tashilhunpo Monastery
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| Giant statue of the Maitreya (future) Buddha
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| Giant statue of the Maitreya (future) Buddha
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| Two of the Four Guardian Kings
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| Two of the Four Guardian Kings
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| Swastika on tomb of the 5th-9th Panchen Lamas
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| Swastika floor carving
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| Tashilhunpo Monastery
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| Tashilhunpo Monastery
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| 20 miles West of Shigatse
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| Yaks
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| Yaks, at 16,900 ft
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| View at Gyatso-La pass
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Gateway with prayer flags, at Gyatso La pass
And our trusty Mitsubishi 4WD
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5248 meter (17,218 ft) marker at Gyatso-La pass
This was the highest point of my trip!
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| 10 miles NE of Shegar
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An early morning drive up to Rongbuk Monastery and the Chinese Everest Base Camp was rewarded with stunning views over the great mountain.
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| Everest from Rongbuk
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| Everest from Rongbuk
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| Everest from EBC
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| Everest Peak from EBC
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| Everest + Scotsman. At 5200 meters (17,060 ft)
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| Rongbuk Monastery
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| Ronbuk Stupa + Everest
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| Rongbuk Monastery
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| Village Yak, 10 miles N of Rongbuk
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| Distant Everest, 30 miles NW of Rongkuk
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| Distant Everest, 51 miles NW of Rongkuk
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| Tibetan hamlet, 55 miles NW of Rongkuk
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| 47 miles North of Zhangmu
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| 45 miles North of Zhangmu
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| Nya Lam Thong Lha. 5126 m (16800 ft)
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| View from Nya Lam Thong Lha pass
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| View from Nya Lam Thong Lha pass
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| View from Nya Lam Thong Lha pass
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| 19 miles North of Zhangmu
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| 6 miles North of Zhangmu
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| 2 miles North of Zhangmu
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| 2 miles North of Zhangmu
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| Nepal-China Friendship Bridge
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