Highlights

Mount Kailash 2002 -- The Year of The Horse

Journey to the Wild West of The Tibetan Plateau

For us, the journey to the Wild West towards Mount Kailash had been most adventurous and enlightening. The journey there was met with only a couple of adventurous encounters. Once, our land cruiser was caught in the sand. We had to get help from a nearby town to tow our vehicle with curious village folks looking on but most of them gave a helping hand. 

Ethnic folks milking sheep

Smiling faces of the mountain ethnic folks

  


The "Kora"

Day Two of Trek -- Up to 12 hours

Campsite

This is the Vajrayogini Cemetery, a place where pilgrims had died while visiting Kailash is still deposited. To the left of the cemetery, above the Vajrayogini  peak, there were countless mani stones mounds placed by the pilgrims along the path and, before we made the toughest climb ever!

Taking a break before the climb to the top of Drolma-La Pass

Physically exhausting climb --  the Droma-La Pass at 5670 metres

Lingering farewell to Mount Kailash

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Thanks to clZ and, thanks to my good crazy friends and good strangers who have helped to make each recce trip memorable and fun despite the occasional challenges!