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14 Highest Mountains in the World

14 Highest Mountains in the World

14 Highest Mountains in the World: 14 peaks on our planet rise above 8000 meters. Read this post to see where they are located and what each peak looks like. For reputable and affordable Himalaya travel agency recommendations, send me an email to: Contact Us or...
Update on Amnye Machen

Update on Amnye Machen

Update on Amnye Machen. Here are details on how to still trek around Mt. Amnye Machen while avoiding the current road construction project. Amnye Machen Trekking *The Information on Amnye Machen was current when I wrote it. However, conditions could change at any...
Overland from Kangding to Yushu

Overland from Kangding to Yushu

The 850 kilometer overland journey from Kangding (Dartsedo) to Yushu (Jyekundo) is one of my favorite routes to travel in the Kham region of eastern Tibet. The landscape along the way has just about everything you could ask for: grasslands, snow-capped peaks, alpine...
Kangding

Kangding

Kangding, known as Dartsendo དར་རྩེ་མདོ་ or Dardo དར་མདོ་ in Tibetan, is the capital town of Garnze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture དཀར་མཛེས་ཁུལ་ located in the Sichuan part of Kham. Kangding sits at 2600m and has a population of around 100,000. Part of the traditional...