Ladakh & beyond - August 2007

MARKHA VALLEY TREK

Part 2 -- Days 5 through 8

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Almost there.
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Vanessa reaches the top!!! The Kongmaru La is at 5100 m - 16,730 ft.
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View of Kang Yatze from the pass.
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Prayer flags at the pass.
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Jamie, Giles and Vanessa.
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Jo and Rona.
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We start the long haul down from the pass.
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The horses have to negotiate the same tricky trails that we walk.
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Seemingly endless downhill through a canyon.
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Finally we reach our last camp at 4070 m - 13,350 ft.
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Our cook Norbu baked us a celebratory cake for desert that night.
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Breakfast the last morning - is it really almost over?
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Final morning preparations for departure. That pink tent belonged to another group.
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It was a long slog out of the valley with lots of rocks and stream crossings.
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