August 31, 2019
IMG Senior Guide Phunuru Sherpa checked in with some beautiful pictures of the day in Lhasa. The team is doing great and had a nice day touring the Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple. The weather is beautiful and the team is acclimatizing well.
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- 2019 Cho Oyu Team in front of the Potala Palace (Phunuru Sherpa)
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- Phunuru and our Liaison Officer Pema in front of Jokhang Temple (Phunuru Sherpa)
Tomorrow they will go see Norbu Linka in the morning and then the Sera monastery in the afternoon. The Shoton festival (yogurt festival) started in Lhasa so Norbu Linka will be a festive area for the team. They will see Tibetan families picnicking in the Norbu Linka garden and hear some of the Tibetan opera going on.
Our Sherpa Team has crossed the border and will be heading to Tingri tomorrow morning. The team had to slow their progress to wait for a small landslide to be cleared, but they are still moving well.
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- Road issues are common on the approach to Cho Oyu (Phunuru Sherpa)
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- The first view of Cho Oyu from west of Tingri (Ang Jangbu)
Once in Tingri, the Sherpa Team will buy more fresh food before heading to Chinese Base Camp to start preparing for the team’s arrival.
All is well in Tibet!
Greg Vernovage