{"id":15781,"date":"2016-09-02T10:25:37","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T18:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=15781"},"modified":"2016-09-02T10:52:39","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T18:52:39","slug":"lhasa-tour-and-the-kyirong-shuffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2016\/09\/02\/img-news\/lhasa-tour-and-the-kyirong-shuffle\/","title":{"rendered":"Lhasa Tour and the Kyirong Shuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 2, 2016<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-15781 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><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\/2016\/09\/Cho6.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[15781]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho6-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Potala Palace (Ang Jangbu)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho6-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho6-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho6-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho6.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15787'>\n\t\t\t\tPotala Palace  (Ang Jangbu)\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\/2016\/09\/Cho5.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[15781]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho5-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"IMG Sherpa Team (Phunuru)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho5-940x940.jpg 940w, 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width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho4-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Duffle Shuffle at Kyirong (Phunuru)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho4-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho4-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho4-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15785'>\n\t\t\t\tDuffle Shuffle at Kyirong  (Phunuru)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho1.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[15781]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho1-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"View of the Potala Palace from the roof of the Jokhang Temple (Ang Jangbu)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho1-940x1253.jpg 940w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho2-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho2-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho2-1024x526.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho2-940x483.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho2-620x319.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho2-195x100.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15783'>\n\t\t\t\tBarkhor  (Ang Jangbu)\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='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho3.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[15781]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho3-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Potala Palace at sunset (Ang Jangbu)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho3-940x1253.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho3-620x827.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho3-146x195.jpg 146w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cho3.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15784'>\n\t\t\t\tPotala Palace at sunset  (Ang Jangbu)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Tibet Trek and Cho Oyu Climbing Team had a great day touring Lhasa today.\u00c2\u00a0 It has been a while since we went through Lhasa and there have been some changes, the city has grown but the historical sights are still breathtaking.\u00c2\u00a0 A couple of the big highlights of the day were Barkhor and of course, the Potala Palace.\u00c2\u00a0 Tomorrow, the plan will be to tour Norbulingka in the morning and Sera Temple in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Crossing the border into Tibet, Phunuru reports that the Sherpa Team has cleared customs and will be heading to Tingri in the morning.\u00c2\u00a0 As you can see, the duffle shuffle is a larger scale.\u00c2\u00a0 We need to transfer all gear from the truck in Nepal to the Chinese truck.\u00c2\u00a0 For many of the Sherpa, this is their first time crossing the border in Kyirong.\u00c2\u00a0 They will be traveling around Shishapangma and into Tingri.<\/p>\n<p>All is well and the Teams are enjoying their tours of Tibet!<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 2, 2016 &nbsp; The Tibet Trek and Cho Oyu Climbing Team had a great day touring Lhasa today.\u00c2\u00a0 It has been a while since we went through Lhasa and there have been some changes, the city has grown but the historical sights are still breathtaking.\u00c2\u00a0 A couple of the big highlights of the day 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