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Tibet Guge Kingdom Photo Gallery - 1. Kailash to Tholing

In July and August 2006, we traveled to Dubai, Mount Kailash and Guge Kingdom in Tibet, Muscat, Iceland and a brief stop in London.

Tibet Guge 01 To 01 Rain We continued past Darchen and Mount Kailash on our way towards Tholing and the Guge Kingdom, as heavy rains continued to fall.

Tibet Guge 01 To 01 Rain

Tibet Guge 01 To 02 Sangsha Outside On the way from Kailash to Tholing and the Guge Kingdom, we stopped for the night at the army base at Sangsha (4560m). Our kitchen tent was held up by the truck and Landcruiser.

Tibet Guge 01 To 02 Sangsha Outside

Tibet Guge 01 To 03 Sangsha Restaurant We enjoyed a Coke at this simple restaurant in Sangsha on the way from Kailash to Tholing.

Tibet Guge 01 To 03 Sangsha Restaurant

Tibet Guge 01 To 04 Sangsha Girls Charlotte and Peter pose with the daughters of the owner of the restaurant and room at Sangsha. The elder Nyima Dolma is behind and the very cute 11-year-old Tashi Sangmo is in front. Tashi spends nine months years away at school, a 10-hour drive towards Ali.

Tibet Guge 01 To 04 Sangsha Girls

Tibet Guge 01 To 05 Sangsha Soup We ate our dinner in the kitchen at Sangsha, starting as always with delicious soup.

Tibet Guge 01 To 05 Sangsha Soup

Tibet Guge 01 To 06 Sangsha Sleep We slept in the kitchen at Sangsha with supplies lining the walls and legs of meat hanging from the ceiling. It was very comfortable.

Tibet Guge 01 To 06 Sangsha Sleep

Tibet Guge 01 To 07 Lake and Hills Just 13km after leaving the main road at Sangsha on the way to Tholing, we crested a pass (5150m) and had a fantastic view of a colourful lake and surrounding hills.

Tibet Guge 01 To 07 Lake and Hills

Tibet Guge 01 To 08 Lake Closeup Here’s a close-up view of the colourful lake just 13km after leaving the main road at Sangsha on the way to Tholing.

Tibet Guge 01 To 08 Lake Closeup

Tibet Guge 01 To 09 Hills Here’s another view of the colourful hills just 15-20km from Sangsha, on the way to Tholing.

Tibet Guge 01 To 09 Hills

Tibet Guge 01 To 10 Hills And another view of the colourful hills just 15-20km from Sangsha, on the way to Tholing.

Tibet Guge 01 To 10 Hills

Tibet Guge 01 To 11 Wild Horses Konjo pointed out wild asses and horses on the way from Sangsha to Tholing.

Tibet Guge 01 To 11 Wild Horses

Tibet Guge 01 To 12 Our Truck Lhaktse drove his truck carrying our supplies.

Tibet Guge 01 To 12 Our Truck

Tibet Guge 01 To 13 Team Photo Here is our full crew. From left to right, Tibetan truck driver Lhaktse, Tibetan Land cruiser driver Sadim, Tibetan guide Konjo, Nepalese guide Gyan, Nepalese cook Paldi, and Nepalese porter Pemba Rinji.

Tibet Guge 01 To 13 Team Photo

Tibet Guge 01 To 14 Sutlej Canyon Natural Palace The sandstone cliffs of the Sutlej canyon have eroded into some fantastic shapes, like what looks like a palace of buildings.

Tibet Guge 01 To 14 Sutlej Canyon Natural Palace

Tibet Guge 01 To 15 Sutlej Canyon Natural Chorten The sandstone cliffs of the Sutlej canyon have eroded into some fantastic shapes, like this natural chorten.

Tibet Guge 01 To 15 Sutlej Canyon Natural Chorten

Tibet Guge 01 To 16 Sutlej Canyon As we got closer to Tholing, a broad view opened across the Sutlej canyon, a wild jumble of eroded sandstone hills, with the mountains of India in the distance. Kamet (7756m) is the tallest mountain, with its snowy rounded dome. This mountain has often been mistaken for Nanda Devi.

Tibet Guge 01 To 16 Sutlej Canyon

Tibet Guge 01 To 17 Sutlej Canyon Kamet Kamet (7756m) is the second highest mountain in the Garhwal region of India after Nanda Devi and the 24th highest in the world. The first ascent was made in 1931 by Frank Smythe, Eric Shipton, R.L. Holdsworth and Lewa Sherpa of a British-Nepalese expedition. It was the first mountain over 25,000 ft (7,620m) to be climbed, and for five years was the highest mountain climbed in the world until the summit of Nanda Devi (7816 m) was reached by a British-American expedition in 1936.

Tibet Guge 01 To 17 Sutlej Canyon Kamet

Tibet Guge 01 To 18 Sutlej Canyon Tower With Peter The sandstone cliffs of the Sutlej canyon have eroded into some fantastic shapes. Peter climbed into the cave and then up the side, with the sandstone breaking off in his hands.

Tibet Guge 01 To 18 Sutlej Canyon Tower With Peter

Tibet Guge 01 To 19 Sutlej Canyon Exit We enter narrow deep gullies; corridors in fantastic castles; from time to time, wide spaces on which stand vertically towers and peaks – contorted, ponderous – or there rise solitary monolithic columns with enormous capitals. - Giuseppi Tucci: Secrets of Tibet (September 18, 1933)

Tibet Guge 01 To 19 Sutlej Canyon Exit