Friday, July 16, 2010

Journey to the West - 西藏 Tibet and Mt Everest Base Camp

I've finally saved enough for my next adventure to the West YAY. I can't wait to enter the journey here - it was a tough journey, battling with altitude sickness and the rapid change of weather. Still, when i scan through the pictures i took, it was worth it.

To start with, i was never a fit person i guess, but i did what i can to prevent the onset of altitude sickness. I goggled and found that 红景天 Hong Jing Tian helps and started drinking it 2 weeks prior to the trip. Even though i still suffered occasional headaches throughout the journey, i believed it still help somehow or another.

Route taken: 成都 Chengdu -> 西宁 Xining -> 拉萨 Lhasa
(Altitude = 3800km) -> 日喀则
Shigatse (Altitude = 3800km) -> 定日Tingri (Altitude = 4500km) -> Mt Everest Base Camp (Altitude = 5200km) -> 日喀则 Shigatse (Altitude = 3800km) -> 拉萨 Lhasa (Altitude = 3800km) -> 成都 Chengdu

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