Himalayas trekking in pictures

Upper Dolpo to Upper Mustang trek - page 5

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These 4 days (we are now starting our 4th week of trekking) take us to the most remote part, far from villages and across two high passes (somewhere in the region of 5700 m in height) to finally descend to Lo Manthang in Upper Mustang.

  • Moving up Empty Valley
  • Moving up Empty Valley
  • At the high pass - around 5750 m - it doesn't have a name -  with  Araniko Chuli on the left
  • Starting the long descent towards "Ice Lake"
  • Descending towards "Ice Lake"
  • Descending towards "Ice Lake"
  • Descending towards "Ice Lake"
  • Near last night's camp above "Ice Lake"
  • "Ice Lake"
  • "Ice Lake"
  • "Ice Lake"
  • "Ice Lake"
  • "Ice Lake"
  • Tibetan wild ass on a slope above "Ice Lake"
  • Near Kekyap Phedi
  • Near Kekyap Phedi
  • Near Kekyap Phedi
  • Our camp near Kekyap Phedi
  • Our camp near Kekyap Phedi
  • On the way up the Kekyap La looking back
  • On the way up the Kekyap La looking back
  • Going up the Kekyap La
  • Going up the Kekyap La
  • Annapurna from the Kekyap La (looking south-east)
  • Looking back down where we came from (with Annapurna on the left)
  • At the top of the Kekyap La (around 5650 m)
  • View to the west of Upper Mustang and Tibet with Shishapangma 8025 m in the distance
  • View to the west of Upper Mustang and Tibet with Shishapangma 8025 m in the distance
  • Looking down at Lo Manthang 1800 m below us
  • Looking down at Lo Manthang 1800 m below us
  • Happy to be at the top of this steep pass
  • Happy to be at the top of this steep pass
  • Our sirdar Takta looking tired and happy to have gotten us as far as this
  • Valleys of Upper Mustang
  • Starting the long descent towards Lo Manthang
  • Starting the long descent towards Lo Manthang
  • Starting the long descent towards Lo Manthang
  • Valleys of Upper Mustang with views of Damodar Himal
  • Valleys of Upper Mustang with views of Damodar Himal
  • Valleys of Upper Mustang with views of Damodar Himal
  • Starting the long descent towards Lo Manthang
  • Descending
  • Descending
  • And still descending
  • Getting closer to Lo Manthang
  • And still descending
  • Erosion patterns
  • Shepherd's tent
  • Evening light
  • And still descending
  • and getting prety tired
  • and descending though it's almost flat now
  • and descending whilst the sun is setting
  • and descending whilst the sun is setting
  • Looking back at where we came from
  • Finally almost at Lo Manthang
  • Finally almost at Lo Manthang
  • Arriving at Lo Manthang
  • Our camp in the morning
  • Chode Gompa
  • Chode Gompa
  • Jampa Gompa
  • An alley in Lo Manthang
  • An alley in Lo Manthang
  • An alley in Lo Manthang
  • Spirit catchers
  • Woman in a street
  • House in Lo Manthang
  • In the central courtyard of the royal palace
  • Descending the main staircase of the royal palace
  • An alley in Lo Manthang
  • Staircase
  • An alley in Lo Manthang
  • The first coffee shop in almost 4 weeks
  • Ouside the walled city of Lo Manthang
  • Ouside the walled city of Lo Manthang
  • Girl with her cat, Lo Manthang
  • Sitting in the sun in Lo Manthang
 

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