{"id":20408,"date":"2018-10-09T09:54:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T17:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=20408"},"modified":"2018-10-09T10:04:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T18:04:59","slug":"hitting-the-trail-in-tibet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2018\/10\/09\/tibet-trek\/hitting-the-trail-in-tibet\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitting the Trail in Tibet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 9, 2018<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/yueba-village-heading-out_es.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[20408]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20413 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/yueba-village-heading-out_es-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ready to walk from Yueba Village (Eric Simonson)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/yueba-village-heading-out_es-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/yueba-village-heading-out_es-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/yueba-village-heading-out_es-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/yueba-village-heading-out_es-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We received some photos overnight from Eric and the team in Tibet. Communication will be hit and miss from here on out during the trek. They may get a signal where we get comms during the peaks of the trekking.<\/p>\n<p>The Team was up early loading the truck to Yueba Village. At Yueba Village, the team met with the Tibetan locals, who will be assisting with moving gear. Tibetan time is a loose term. The Dzo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s arrived a bit later than expected but it all got worked out. In the mountains, we need patience and flexibility; it all worked out! The Dzo is a pack animal used by locals and are good for lower elevations.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20408 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\/10\/yueba-village-loading-dzo_es.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20408]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/yueba-village-loading-dzo_es-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/yueba-village-loading-dzo_es-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/yueba-village-loading-dzo_es-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/yueba-village-loading-dzo_es-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/yueba-village-loading-dzo_es-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-1-20409'>\n\t\t\t\tLoading Dzo with gear at Yueba Village (Eric Simonson)\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\/10\/jor-bahadur-w-kharta-down-valley_es.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20408]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jor-bahadur-w-kharta-down-valley_es-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jor-bahadur-w-kharta-down-valley_es-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jor-bahadur-w-kharta-down-valley_es-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jor-bahadur-w-kharta-down-valley_es-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/jor-bahadur-w-kharta-down-valley_es-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-1-20410'>\n\t\t\t\tJor Bahadur looking down the lower valley with Kharta in the distance (Eric Simonson)\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\/10\/shao-tso-lake-approach_es.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[20408]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/shao-tso-lake-approach_es-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/shao-tso-lake-approach_es-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/shao-tso-lake-approach_es-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/shao-tso-lake-approach_es-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/shao-tso-lake-approach_es-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-1-20412'>\n\t\t\t\tHeading up the valley towards Shao Tso Lake  (Eric Simonson)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_20411\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kharta-chu-river-hiking-west_es.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[20408]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20411\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20411\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kharta-chu-river-hiking-west_es.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kharta-chu-river-hiking-west_es.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kharta-chu-river-hiking-west_es-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kharta-chu-river-hiking-west_es-768x279.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kharta-chu-river-hiking-west_es-940x341.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kharta-chu-river-hiking-west_es-620x225.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kharta-chu-river-hiking-west_es-195x71.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kharta-chu-river-hiking-west_es-960x350.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading due West up the Kharta Chu River (Eric Simonson)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The team hit the trail and are making camp just before Shao La (Pass) at 14,800 feet. Tomorrow is a big day of trekking. They plan is to cross Shao La (16,000\u00e2\u20ac\u2122) and drop back down to Joksum in the Rhododendron forest. The weather is looking good and we are excited to see what is over the next pass!<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 9, 2018 We received some photos overnight from Eric and the team in Tibet. Communication will be hit and miss from here on out during the trek. They may get a signal where we get comms during the peaks of the trekking. The Team was up early loading the truck to Yueba Village. 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