{"id":20132,"date":"2018-09-14T14:36:14","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T22:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=20132"},"modified":"2018-09-14T14:38:44","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T22:38:44","slug":"rongbuk-kyirong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2018\/09\/14\/tibet-trek\/rongbuk-kyirong\/","title":{"rendered":"Rongbuk &#8211;> Kyirong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 14, 2018<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20132 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Evening-shot-of-Everest-from-Rongbuk-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20132]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Evening-shot-of-Everest-from-Rongbuk-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20133\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Evening-shot-of-Everest-from-Rongbuk-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Evening-shot-of-Everest-from-Rongbuk-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Evening-shot-of-Everest-from-Rongbuk-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Evening-shot-of-Everest-from-Rongbuk-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20133'>\n\t\t\t\tEvening picture of Mount Everest from Rongbuk (Ang Jangbu Sherpa)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leslie-Hobbs-at-Everest-Base-Camp-North-Side-Mitch_Hobbs.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20132]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leslie-Hobbs-at-Everest-Base-Camp-North-Side-Mitch_Hobbs-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20134\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leslie-Hobbs-at-Everest-Base-Camp-North-Side-Mitch_Hobbs-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leslie-Hobbs-at-Everest-Base-Camp-North-Side-Mitch_Hobbs-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leslie-Hobbs-at-Everest-Base-Camp-North-Side-Mitch_Hobbs-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leslie-Hobbs-at-Everest-Base-Camp-North-Side-Mitch_Hobbs-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20134'>\n\t\t\t\tLeslie at the North Side of Mount Everest (Mitch Hobbs)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mitch-and-Leslie-with-Everest-in-the-background-at-Pang-La_17-100-on-the-way-to-Rongbuk-from-Shegar-Tashi-Pelda.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20132]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mitch-and-Leslie-with-Everest-in-the-background-at-Pang-La_17-100-on-the-way-to-Rongbuk-from-Shegar-Tashi-Pelda-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20135\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mitch-and-Leslie-with-Everest-in-the-background-at-Pang-La_17-100-on-the-way-to-Rongbuk-from-Shegar-Tashi-Pelda-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mitch-and-Leslie-with-Everest-in-the-background-at-Pang-La_17-100-on-the-way-to-Rongbuk-from-Shegar-Tashi-Pelda-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mitch-and-Leslie-with-Everest-in-the-background-at-Pang-La_17-100-on-the-way-to-Rongbuk-from-Shegar-Tashi-Pelda-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mitch-and-Leslie-with-Everest-in-the-background-at-Pang-La_17-100-on-the-way-to-Rongbuk-from-Shegar-Tashi-Pelda-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20135'>\n\t\t\t\tMitch and Leslie with Everest in the background at Pang la (17,100\u00e2\u20ac\u2122)  (Tashi Pelda)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mitch_Leslie-and-Lopsang-just-before-Rongbuk-with-Everest-in-the-background_Tashi-Pelda.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20132]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mitch_Leslie-and-Lopsang-just-before-Rongbuk-with-Everest-in-the-background_Tashi-Pelda-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20136\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mitch_Leslie-and-Lopsang-just-before-Rongbuk-with-Everest-in-the-background_Tashi-Pelda-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mitch_Leslie-and-Lopsang-just-before-Rongbuk-with-Everest-in-the-background_Tashi-Pelda-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mitch_Leslie-and-Lopsang-just-before-Rongbuk-with-Everest-in-the-background_Tashi-Pelda-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mitch_Leslie-and-Lopsang-just-before-Rongbuk-with-Everest-in-the-background_Tashi-Pelda-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20136'>\n\t\t\t\tMitch, Leslie and Lopsang just before Rongbuk (Tashi Pelda)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Locals-harvesting-barley-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20132]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Locals-harvesting-barley-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20137\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Locals-harvesting-barley-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Locals-harvesting-barley-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Locals-harvesting-barley-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Locals-harvesting-barley-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20137'>\n\t\t\t\tLocals harvesting barley (Ang Jangbu Sherpa)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Road-leading-down-the-Rongbuk-Side-of-Pang-La-Ang-Jangbu_Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20132]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Road-leading-down-the-Rongbuk-Side-of-Pang-La-Ang-Jangbu_Sherpa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20138\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Road-leading-down-the-Rongbuk-Side-of-Pang-La-Ang-Jangbu_Sherpa-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Road-leading-down-the-Rongbuk-Side-of-Pang-La-Ang-Jangbu_Sherpa-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Road-leading-down-the-Rongbuk-Side-of-Pang-La-Ang-Jangbu_Sherpa-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Road-leading-down-the-Rongbuk-Side-of-Pang-La-Ang-Jangbu_Sherpa-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20138'>\n\t\t\t\tRoad leading down the Rongbuk side of Pang La (Ang Jangbu Sherpa)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A quick update on our Private Tibet Trek.\u00c2\u00a0 The weather has been perfect for Lopsang, Mitch and Leslie.\u00c2\u00a0 The small team is finishing up their visit to Rongbuk today and will continue heading for the Kyirong border in the morning.\u00c2\u00a0 This team has nailed the weather window for their trek and are having a great time!<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 14, 2018 &nbsp; A quick update on our Private Tibet Trek.\u00c2\u00a0 The weather has been perfect for Lopsang, Mitch and Leslie.\u00c2\u00a0 The small team is finishing up their visit to Rongbuk today and will continue heading for the Kyirong border in the morning.\u00c2\u00a0 This team has nailed the weather window for their trek and 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