{"id":12500,"date":"2014-09-02T11:03:17","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T19:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=12500"},"modified":"2014-09-04T07:55:47","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T15:55:47","slug":"cho-oyu-climbers-and-trekkers-reach-tingri-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2014\/09\/02\/cho-oyu\/cho-oyu-climbers-and-trekkers-reach-tingri-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cho Oyu Climbers And Trekkers Reach Tingri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 2, 2014<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12500 gallery-columns-4 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\/2014\/09\/Cho-Oyu-team-in-Nyalam-Mike-Hamill.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[12500]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Cho-Oyu-team-in-Nyalam-Mike-Hamill-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cho Oyu team in Nyalam (Mike Hamill)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Cho-Oyu-team-in-Nyalam-Mike-Hamill-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Cho-Oyu-team-in-Nyalam-Mike-Hamill-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Cho-Oyu-team-in-Nyalam-Mike-Hamill-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Cho-Oyu-team-in-Nyalam-Mike-Hamill-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-1-12501'>\n\t\t\t\tCho Oyu team in Nyalam  (Mike Hamill)\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\/2014\/09\/First-view-of-Everest-and-Cho-Oyu-from-west-of-Tingri-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[12500]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/First-view-of-Everest-and-Cho-Oyu-from-west-of-Tingri-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"First view of Everest and Cho Oyu from west of Tingri (Ang Jangbu Sherpa)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/First-view-of-Everest-and-Cho-Oyu-from-west-of-Tingri-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/First-view-of-Everest-and-Cho-Oyu-from-west-of-Tingri-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/First-view-of-Everest-and-Cho-Oyu-from-west-of-Tingri-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/First-view-of-Everest-and-Cho-Oyu-from-west-of-Tingri-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-1-12502'>\n\t\t\t\tFirst view of Everest and Cho Oyu from west of Tingri (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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Old-Tingri-seen-from-ridge-above-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[12500]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Old-Tingri-seen-from-ridge-above-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Old Tingri seen from ridge above (Ang Jangbu Sherpa)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Old-Tingri-seen-from-ridge-above-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Old-Tingri-seen-from-ridge-above-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Old-Tingri-seen-from-ridge-above-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Old-Tingri-seen-from-ridge-above-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-1-12503'>\n\t\t\t\tOld Tingri seen from ridge above (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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Shishapangma-from-Tsong-La-pass-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[12500]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Shishapangma-from-Tsong-La-pass-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shishapangma from Tsong La pass (Ang Jangbu Sherpa)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Shishapangma-from-Tsong-La-pass-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Shishapangma-from-Tsong-La-pass-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Shishapangma-from-Tsong-La-pass-Ang-Jangbu-Sherpa-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Shishapangma-from-Tsong-La-pass-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-1-12504'>\n\t\t\t\tShishapangma from Tsong La pass (Ang Jangbu Sherpa)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Mike Hamill reports that the team finished up their acclimatization day in Nyalam with some fun with the local fashion.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Today they were back on the road, for a spectacular drive from Nyalam up and over the Tsong La pass and down to the Tingri plains and the old town of Tingri\u00c2\u00a0 (4,348m\/14,268ft).\u00c2\u00a0 From the pass they had nice views of Shishapangma, and from near Tingri they got their first views of Cho Oyu and Everest.\u00c2\u00a0 When they see those big peaks everything starts to become very real!\u00c2\u00a0 The will spend two nights here, with more acclimatization hiking tomorrow before moving to Base Camp.\u00c2\u00a0 Tingri is an ancient village, linked to Namche Bazaar in the Khumbu (Nepal) by the trade route over the Nangpa La pass.\u00c2\u00a0 The Cho Oyu team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s route to Advanced Base Camp will take them quite close to this pass.\u00c2\u00a0 After\u00c2\u00a0 spending many nights in this town myself, over the years, my recollection is mainly about all the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/pop_vid_tingri.shtml\">dogs<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Eric Simonson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 2, 2014 Mike Hamill reports that the team finished up their acclimatization day in Nyalam with some fun with the local fashion.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Today they were back on the road, for a spectacular drive from Nyalam up and over the Tsong La pass and down to the Tingri plains and the old town of Tingri\u00c2\u00a0 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