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Tibet Photo Gallery - Tingri - Mount Everest and Cho Oyu

I stayed in Tingri in 1998, 2005, and 2010.

01 Mount Everest, Gyachung Kang, Cho Oyu, Nangpai Gosum I From Across Tingri Plain The mountain view across the plains from Tingri include Mount Everest, Gyachung Kang, Cho Oyu, and Nangpai Gosum I.

01 Mount Everest, Gyachung Kang, Cho Oyu, Nangpai Gosum I From Across Tingri Plain

02 Mount Everest Close Up At Sunrise From Across Tingri Plain Mount Everest close up from Tingri at sunrise.

02 Mount Everest Close Up At Sunrise From Across Tingri Plain

03 Gyachung Kang Ridge To Cho Oyu At Sunrise From Across Tingri Plain A long ice ridge connects Gyachung Kang (7952m) to Cho Oyu (8201m) from Tingri at sunrise.

03 Gyachung Kang Ridge To Cho Oyu At Sunrise From Across Tingri Plain

04 Gyachung Kang Close Up From Across Tingri Plain The little known Gyachung Kang (7952m), just 48m short of the magic 8000m mark - the 15th highest mountain in the world, is seen at sunrise from Tingri.

04 Gyachung Kang Close Up From Across Tingri Plain

05 Cho Oyu Close Up At Sunrise From Across Tingri Plain Cho Oyu (8201m), the sixth highest mountain in the world, close up from Tingri at sunrise.

05 Cho Oyu Close Up At Sunrise From Across Tingri Plain

06 Labuche Kang III E and Labuche Kang I At Sunrise From Across Tingri Plain The Labuche Kang massif is part of a beautiful mountain panorama viewed to the southwest from Tingri at sunrise. This massif has several summits over 7000m, including Lobuche Kang III East (7250m) in the centre and Labuche Kang (7367m, also called Lobuche Kang I or Choksiam), the broad partly sunlit mountain on the far right.

06 Labuche Kang III E and Labuche Kang I At Sunrise From Across Tingri Plain

07 Labuche Kang III E and Labuche Kang I Early Morning From Across Tingri Plain The Labuche Kang massif is part of a beautiful mountain panorama viewed to the southwest from Tingri in the early morning. This massif has several summits over 7000m, including Lobuche Kang III East (7250m) in the centre and Labuche Kang (7367m, also called Lobuche Kang I or Choksiam) just to the right of centre.

07 Labuche Kang III E and Labuche Kang I Early Morning From Across Tingri Plain

08 Gyachung Kang Early Morning From Across Tingri Plain The first ascent of the North Face of Gyachung Kang (7952m), seen from Tingri in the early morning, was done in pure alpine style with Slovenians Tomaz Jakofcic and Peter Meznar reaching the summit on October 31, 1999, and Andrej Stremfelj, Marko Car, Marko Prezelj, Matic Jost the next day.

08 Gyachung Kang Early Morning From Across Tingri Plain

09 Cho Oyu, Nangpai Gosum I, Nangpa La, Jobo Rabzang Early Morning From Across Tingri Plain The view across the plains from Tingri include Cho Oyu (8201m), the pointed peak Nangpai Gosum I (7351m, also called Pasang Lhamu Chuli, Josamba and Cho Aui), the Nangpa La pass between Tibet and Nepal, and Jobo Rabzang (6666m) on the right.

09 Cho Oyu, Nangpai Gosum I, Nangpa La, Jobo Rabzang Early Morning From Across Tingri Plain

10 Cho Oyu Close Up Early Morning From Across Tingri Plain Cho Oyu (8201m), seen from Tingri in the early morning, was first climbed by Herbert Tichy, Sepp Joechler and Pasang Dawa Lama on October 19, 1954.

10 Cho Oyu Close Up Early Morning From Across Tingri Plain

11 Nangpa La, Jobo Rinjang, Lunag IV and Jobo Rabzang Early Morning From Across Tingri Plain The Nangpa La is a 5800m pass between Tibet and Nepal. To the right of the Nangpa La in Nepal is Jobo Rinjang (6778m), Lunag IV (6781m), and on the far right in Tibet with impressive ice and rock towers is Joba Rabzang (6666m).

11 Nangpa La, Jobo Rinjang, Lunag IV and Jobo Rabzang Early Morning From Across Tingri Plain

12 Tingri Is Spread Out On The Tingri Plain In The Early Morning Tingri (4345m), also called Old Tingri, is a village nestled next to a small hill on the broad Tingri plain, while the Chinese part of town spreads along the Friendship Highway.

12 Tingri Is Spread Out On The Tingri Plain In The Early Morning

13 Tingri Everest Snow Leopard Hotel In 1998 Jerome Ryan stayed at the Everest Snow Leopard Hotel in Tingri (4345m) in both 1998 and 2005.

13 Tingri Everest Snow Leopard Hotel In 1998

14 Charlotte Ryan And Peter Ryan In Tingri Everest Snow Leopard Hotel Room In 2005 Charlotte Ryan and Peter Ryan relax in the Everest Snow Leopard Hotel in Tingri in 2005. It has clean unheated rooms and a shared, very clean squat toilet. It also has solar-heated showers.

14 Charlotte Ryan And Peter Ryan In Tingri Everest Snow Leopard Hotel Room In 2005

15 Boy On His Way To School In Tingri In 1998 A young boy showed me his books on his way to school in Tingri in 1998.

15 Boy On His Way To School In Tingri In 1998

16 Jerome Ryan On Top Of Hill With Tingri And Tingri Plain Behind In 1998 In 1998 Jerome Ryan, with Tingri behind, climbed a nearby hill to help acclimatization.

16 Jerome Ryan On Top Of Hill With Tingri And Tingri Plain Behind In 1998

17 Cho Oyu With Monsoon Flooded Tingri Plain And Tingri Village In 2005 To the south of Tingri beyond the monsoon flooding is Cho Oyo (8201m). To Cho Oyu’s right is the Nangpa La pass (5800m) and then Jobo Rabzang. The Nangpa La pass leads from Tibet to the Solo Khumbu region of Nepal by way of Thame and Namche Bazaar. The pass is normally open only from May to August. Jobo Rabzang (6666m) has impressive rock and ice towers just northwest of Nangpa La near the border of Nepal and Tibet.

17 Cho Oyu With Monsoon Flooded Tingri Plain And Tingri Village In 2005

18 Cho Oyu Close Up In Monsoon Clouds Across the flooded plains of Tingri, Cho Oyu (8201m, sixth highest in the world) was partly visible in the monsoon clouds.

18 Cho Oyu Close Up In Monsoon Clouds

19 Nomad Tent On Tingri Plain With Tingri Village Behind In 1998 A nomad camps on the Tingri plain with the village of Tingri behind in 1998.

19 Nomad Tent On Tingri Plain With Tingri Village Behind In 1998


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