The following day had its ups and downs not only in the mountains but also in my performance as I was suffering from high altitude sickness, a funny stomach and exhaustion when climbing up.
from Ghiling to Nyi La (4150 m) - photo by S. Klein
Traffic on the mountain
Ghami La (3765 m)
still power to jump
I was still doing more less fine throughout the morning and lunch in Ghami.
Lunch at Ghami - dining hall
way down to Ghami Kola river
When we climbed up to Mustangs longest Mani Wall my condition detoriated and I made it only very slowly over the next pass. There is a legend about the Mani Wall, the mountains and the nearby Chörten that at this place Padmasambhava fought a strong demon and tore him into pieces. When the pieces fell on the earth they became something new: the heart - the monastery Lo Gekar, the lung - red and rose mountains around Ghami and the guts became the mani wall:
Longest Mani Wall in Mustang - photo by S. Klein
Mountains around the mani wall
Walking down from the pass I made up some time and arrived in the middle field at Tsarang.
Exhausted on Chinggel La (3870 m)
Unfortunately, we did not arrive all together and we did not stay in the first guest house of the village as usual, we searched a while to find the vanguard.
Goat herd also looking for their night quarters.
The lodge was again a typical building for the region: stepping through the main entry we were in the roofed inner courtyard. Usually the kitchen, dining hall, a bathroom and the rooms of the lodge owners were on the ground floor. The guest rooms and another bathroom/ toilet were on the first floor from where a wooden log with steps or a ladder led to the flat roof.
The roof of our lodge
Our room - looked a bit like IKEA
Our lodge in Tsarang was a bit special in the way that the guest rooms were built on top of the roof and by this were more exposed to the elements - it was our coldest night so far.
Trying to get warm with a coal bowl in the dining hall.
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