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Greetings from a cute girl in Duer Village
Greetings from a cute girl in Duer Village		 together with the grandmother
together with the grandmother		 playing with friends
playing with friends		 a boy from the village
a boy from the village		 with her sister ?
with her sister ?
just coming from taking a shower
just coming from taking a shower		 watching our trekking preparation
watching our trekking preparation		 beautiful eyes
beautiful eyes		 even the cat was watching us
even the cat was watching us		 a farmer on the way to our first campsite Gorsum
a farmer on the way to our first campsite Gorsum
Namgay my guide and Chorten the driver
Namgay my guide and Chorten the driver		 beautiful waterfalls on the way
beautiful waterfalls on the way		 wild honey on the rocks ...
wild honey on the rocks ...		 Pine trees wherever we go
Pine trees wherever we go		 it looks like tropical rainforest
it looks like tropical rainforest
and some nice flowers
and some nice flowers		 in all colors
in all colors		 Chorten posing ...
Chorten posing ...		 Namgay
Namgay		 and me in the bamboo forest
and me in the bamboo forest
our first campsite Gorsum, 3120 meters above sea level, after 18 km and 5 hours hikking
our first campsite Gorsum, 3120 meters above sea level, after 18 km and 5 hours hikking		 Posing for a good cause, WWF be a green hiker !
Posing for a good cause, WWF be a green hiker !		 sitting around the camp fire
sitting around the camp fire		 it got quite chilly at night
it got quite chilly at night		 early morning sun
early morning sun
2 hours of muddy path slipping out and jumping from stone to stone
2 hours of muddy path slipping out and jumping from stone to stone		 passing a bridge and finally no more mud
passing a bridge and finally no more mud		 another waterfall
another waterfall		 first victim, holes in the socks...
first victim, holes in the socks...		 our horses carried some of the heavy load
our horses carried some of the heavy load
oh, and ahhhh, another waterfall.... sorry
oh, and ahhhh, another waterfall.... sorry		 view from our second day campsite, after 27 km and 8 hours of hiking
view from our second day campsite, after 27 km and 8 hours of hiking		 and first view of a Yak
and first view of a Yak		 close up of Juli La Pass
close up of Juli La Pass		 our campsite at Tsochenchen 3780 meters above sea level
our campsite at Tsochenchen 3780 meters above sea level
Yak herder family in Tsochenchen
Yak herder family in Tsochenchen		 very friendly people
very friendly people		 with grandparents
with grandparents		 amazing expression
amazing expression		 Yak curd, very tasty and rare to eat, loving it !
Yak curd, very tasty and rare to eat, loving it !
our campsite on 3780 meters, chilly night, light headache
our campsite on 3780 meters, chilly night, light headache		 early morning, great day!
early morning, great day!		 on the way to Juli La Pass (4700 meters)
on the way to Juli La Pass (4700 meters)		 Long climb to the pass, breathing is difficult
Long climb to the pass, breathing is difficult		 finally reaching the top
finally reaching the top
Prayer flags all around
Prayer flags all around		 18 km hikking until reaching the hotspring...
18 km hikking until reaching the hotspring...		 Finally reaching the Duer Tsachhu (Hotspring)
Finally reaching the Duer Tsachhu (Hotspring)		 and having a good night sleep
and having a good night sleep		 with lots of stars close to touch them
with lots of stars close to touch them
the newly built guesthouse will open soon
the newly built guesthouse will open soon		 and the house of the only citizen of the hotspring
and the house of the only citizen of the hotspring		 The owner of the house
The owner of the house		 Inside his home
Inside his home		 and with dried yak cheese
and with dried yak cheese
a speciality, which is cut into small pieces
a speciality, which is cut into small pieces		 then it is chewed like chewing gum, but is much harder
then it is chewed like chewing gum, but is much harder		 Entrance of the house with a yak skull
Entrance of the house with a yak skull		 inside the house
inside the house		 hanging up the cheese for drying
hanging up the cheese for drying
well, somebody is chewing...
well, somebody is chewing...		 a new bridge was built to connect the different hotspring pools
a new bridge was built to connect the different hotspring pools		 inside one of the pools
inside one of the pools		 bamboo is used to divert the water
bamboo is used to divert the water		 inside my home for 8 days, my tent...
inside my home for 8 days, my tent...
a yak herder's girl that came over to have a o cha (milk tea)
a yak herder's girl that came over to have a o cha (milk tea)		 Yaks that where grazing around my tent
Yaks that where grazing around my tent		 beautiful lights
beautiful lights		 another campsite fire with lots of atmosphere
another campsite fire with lots of atmosphere		 our second tent where we cooked food
our second tent where we cooked food
and where the rest of the crew was sleeping
and where the rest of the crew was sleeping		 me sitting around the fire
me sitting around the fire		 and with the stary night and my fish eye lens
and with the stary night and my fish eye lens		 next morning, hikking back to Tsochenchen
next morning, hikking back to Tsochenchen		 another 18 km and 6 hours with 1340m ascent and 1530m descent
another 18 km and 6 hours with 1340m ascent and 1530m descent
on the way to a yak herder family
on the way to a yak herder family		 the cute children of the family
the cute children of the family		 having red cheeks like Tibetans
having red cheeks like Tibetans		 the whole family
the whole family		 giving them some juice and an apple
giving them some juice and an apple
enjoying the apple?
enjoying the apple?		 looking very shy
looking very shy		 enjoying at least 1 litre of yak milk tea and some tasty yak cheese
enjoying at least 1 litre of yak milk tea and some tasty yak cheese		 cute guy, tough life living at 4000 meters above sea level
cute guy, tough life living at 4000 meters above sea level		 the hikking team, Namgay and Chorten
the hikking team, Namgay and Chorten
Me and Chorten
Me and Chorten		 great view of the snow mountains
great view of the snow mountains		 reaching Gokthong La Pass (4640m)
reaching Gokthong La Pass (4640m)		 Prayer Flags wherever you look
Prayer Flags wherever you look		 and snow mountains in the background
and snow mountains in the background
Looking over to the next pass to climb again, Juli La (4700m)
Looking over to the next pass to climb again, Juli La (4700m)		 Looking at Juli La Pass
Looking at Juli La Pass		 Juli La mountain
Juli La mountain		 good to reach the top
good to reach the top		 When we reached Juli La it was snowing horizontally...
When we reached Juli La it was snowing horizontally...
and at the descent, it was sunny again...
and at the descent, it was sunny again...		 hikking down to our Tsochenchen campsite again
hikking down to our Tsochenchen campsite again		 looking backwards at the Juli La mountain, where we came from
looking backwards at the Juli La mountain, where we came from		 and having a great campfire that night
and having a great campfire that night		 everybody was exhausted and glad to have a good sleep
everybody was exhausted and glad to have a good sleep
morning wake up call and packing for another long day hike
morning wake up call and packing for another long day hike		 saying goodbye to Tsochenchen and heading back to Duer
saying goodbye to Tsochenchen and heading back to Duer		 finishing the trip with being greeted by a rainbow
finishing the trip with being greeted by a rainbow		 and a very clear full moon
and a very clear full moon

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