{"id":19974,"date":"2018-09-01T10:53:46","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T18:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=19974"},"modified":"2018-09-01T10:54:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-01T18:54:40","slug":"the-cho-oyu-team-has-crossed-the-border-into-tibet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2018\/09\/01\/cho-oyu\/the-cho-oyu-team-has-crossed-the-border-into-tibet\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cho Oyu Team Has Crossed The Border Into Tibet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 1, 2018<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19974 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\/2018\/09\/Driving-towards-Kyirong-Dallas-Glass.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[19974]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Driving-towards-Kyirong-Dallas-Glass-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Driving-towards-Kyirong-Dallas-Glass-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Driving-towards-Kyirong-Dallas-Glass-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Driving-towards-Kyirong-Dallas-Glass-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Driving-towards-Kyirong-Dallas-Glass-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-1-19977'>\n\t\t\t\tDriving towards Kyirong (Dallas Glass)\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\/2018\/09\/Driving-down-the-muddy-road-Dallas-Glass.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[19974]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Driving-down-the-muddy-road-Dallas-Glass-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Driving-down-the-muddy-road-Dallas-Glass-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Driving-down-the-muddy-road-Dallas-Glass-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Driving-down-the-muddy-road-Dallas-Glass-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Driving-down-the-muddy-road-Dallas-Glass-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-1-19976'>\n\t\t\t\tDriving down the muddy road (Dallas Glass)\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\/2018\/09\/2018-Cho-Oyu-ALL-Team-photo-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[19974]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-Cho-Oyu-ALL-Team-photo-Phunuru-Sherpa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-Cho-Oyu-ALL-Team-photo-Phunuru-Sherpa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-Cho-Oyu-ALL-Team-photo-Phunuru-Sherpa-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-Cho-Oyu-ALL-Team-photo-Phunuru-Sherpa-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-Cho-Oyu-ALL-Team-photo-Phunuru-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-1-19975'>\n\t\t\t\t2018 entire Cho Oyu Team (Phunuru Sherpa)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Phunuru and Dallas checked in this morning to let us know the entire IMG Team has crossed the border and are now in Kyirong.\u00c2\u00a0 Dallas said everything went better than planned during the 9.5-hour (slightly bumpy) drive to Kyirong.\u00c2\u00a0 The weather was nice and they only encountered a couple traffic jams.<\/p>\n<p>The route to the border is historic!\u00c2\u00a0 It started out as a trade route for rice and salt, then as things do, things got political. You can read more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/pdf\/Cho-Oyu-Rasuwa-Kyirong-Border-Article.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #003366; text-decoration: underline;\">new (old) road via Kyirong here<\/span>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The whole team is together now and will spend a couple days acclimatizing in Kyirong (9,160ft. \/ 2,790m).\u00c2\u00a0 The team is planning to do a few acclimatization hikes in the area where they can trek up to 12,000 ft.\u00c2\u00a0 The team is excited to stretch their legs and see historical Kyirong.<\/p>\n<p>The Team is across the border!<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 1, 2018 &nbsp; Phunuru and Dallas checked in this morning to let us know the entire IMG Team has crossed the border and are now in Kyirong.\u00c2\u00a0 Dallas said everything went better than planned during the 9.5-hour (slightly bumpy) drive to Kyirong.\u00c2\u00a0 The weather was nice and they only encountered a couple traffic jams. 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