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8/7: They
are
building a road up to Rumbak now. The first
hour up from Drop
off point
(3500m) isn't so pleasant. It's when you get close to the
teatent
in Rumbak (3850m) it
starts getting nicer. |
An
additional hour+ up the trail, at the village Yurutse. This
is
a really small village (one house) at 4150m. Here is a homestay if
you want it. |
But I continue, about one more hour up to
the Ganda La base Camp 4350m. Even here is a homestay, but up here you
are offered a place in a tent.
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9/7:
The climb from BC up to the pass is demanding. I imagined I
would be
strong, as well as acklimatized now,
but my legs feel heavy. |
Well,
the marmots don't mind being photographed, that's
nice. |
I pair
up with a french gentleman, 70 years of age...
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The
pass Ganda La 4970m. I was here once before, but
this time the weather
is better. |
And
here comes company, hundreds of goats
and there herders! |
This
time a move up higher, along the ridges leading NW
from Ganda
La. About one hour later a have the next pass ahead of me. |
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Loooking
to the south, sharp peaks of the Himalayan
range as far as I can see. |
And
here 's to the north from the pass Lamik La 5110m.
I had planned to go
further and higher than this, but now
my legs say it's enough. I have
to stop here. |
On
my way back I encounter a larger animal. It's no more
than 50m away,
but I only see the back of it for some second, before it vanishes over
a crest. After discussing exactly what I saw with a woman at the Rumbak
teatent the next day, we concluded that it must have been a lynx. Nice! |
