{"id":10469,"date":"2013-09-02T08:28:07","date_gmt":"2013-09-02T16:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=10469"},"modified":"2013-09-03T08:13:31","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T16:13:31","slug":"cho-oyu-team-reaches-nyalam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2013\/09\/02\/cho-oyu\/cho-oyu-team-reaches-nyalam\/","title":{"rendered":"Cho Oyu Team Reaches Nyalam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 2, 2013<\/p>\n<p>IMG leader Mike Hamill reports that the team moved up the steep winding road along the Bhote Kosi canyon from Zhangmu to Nyalam yesterday, reaching this key town (a little over 12,000 feet) on the way to Cho Oyu. Today they took an acclimatization hike, climbing the grassy hillsides above the town.\u00c2\u00a0 Mike says that the team is doing well. A few small headaches but other than that, no sickness or\u00c2\u00a0issues.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10469 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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/zhangmu-road_jr.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[10469]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/zhangmu-road_jr-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/zhangmu-road_jr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/zhangmu-road_jr-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/zhangmu-road_jr-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/zhangmu-road_jr-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-1-10470'>\n\t\t\t\tRoad to Nyalam\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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/nyalam_mh.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[10469]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/nyalam_mh-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/nyalam_mh-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/nyalam_mh-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/nyalam_mh-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/nyalam_mh-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-1-10471'>\n\t\t\t\tNyalam\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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/team-nyalam-hike.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[10469]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/team-nyalam-hike-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/team-nyalam-hike-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/team-nyalam-hike-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/team-nyalam-hike-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/team-nyalam-hike-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-1-10472'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam Above Nyalam\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Many of the IMG Sherpas and Mr. Li (the liaison officer) went ahead today to set up the base camp, while Nawang the interpreter and Mingma stayed back to spend another night with the team in\u00c2\u00a0Nyalam.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-10469 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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tsong_la_pass.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[10469]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tsong_la_pass-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tsong_la_pass-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tsong_la_pass-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tsong_la_pass-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tsong_la_pass-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-2-10474'>\n\t\t\t\tTsong la Pass\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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tingri-cho-oyu_mh.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[10469]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tingri-cho-oyu_mh-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tingri-cho-oyu_mh-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tingri-cho-oyu_mh-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tingri-cho-oyu_mh-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tingri-cho-oyu_mh-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-2-10473'>\n\t\t\t\tTingri\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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tingri-plains-cho-oyu_mh.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[10469]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tingri-plains-cho-oyu_mh-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tingri-plains-cho-oyu_mh-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tingri-plains-cho-oyu_mh-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tingri-plains-cho-oyu_mh-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/tingri-plains-cho-oyu_mh-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-2-10478'>\n\t\t\t\tTingri Plains\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Tomorrow the plan is to move up higher, past Milarepa&#8217;s Cave (11th century Buddhist) and over the Tsong La Pass (over 17,000 ft) before dropping down to the famous old trading town of Tingri (a\u00c2\u00a0little over\u00c2\u00a014,000\u00c2\u00a0ft).<\/p>\n<p>-Eric Simonson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 2, 2013 IMG leader Mike Hamill reports that the team moved up the steep winding road along the Bhote Kosi canyon from Zhangmu to Nyalam yesterday, reaching this key town (a little over 12,000 feet) on the way to Cho Oyu. 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