New Tingri - Mt. Everest

Early morning departure from New Tingri for Everest Base Camp	Shegar, early in the morning	Shadow rolling along the Friendship Highway	Mount Everest turnoff from the Friendship Highway at km 5145
Morning light against the mountains of Pang-la Pass	Qomolangma National Nature Preserve, Mount Everest Base Camp - 101 km	Qomolangma is a Sacred Mountain that requires your care	Mount Everest Checkpoint, Chay village (4300 m)
The new road to Mount Everest over Pang-la Pass	Early morning drive up Pang-la Pass	Climbing Pang-la Pass on the New Tingri-Everest Base Camp road	The road snaking up Pang-la Pass (5120m - 16,797 ft)
The road is unpaved but in good repair	Full range of the Great Himalaya 60 km away from the summit of Pang-la Pass	Prayer flags marking the summit of Pang-la Pass 5120m (16,797 ft)	Mount Everest 8848m (29,028ft) and Lhotse 8516 metres (27,940 ft), 60 km from the summit of Pang-la Pass
Cho Oyu 8201m (26,906 ft) from Pang-la Pass	Gyachung Kang 7952m (26,089 ft) from Pang-la Pass	Chomo Lonzo 7780m and Makalu 8463m (27,765 ft) both on the left, with an unknown peak on the right, seen from Pang-la Pass	On the right, Cho Oyu 8201m and left, Gyachung Kang 7952m
Gyachung Kang 7952m from Pang-la Pass	Mt Everest rises high above a low cloud deck obsuring the valley south of Pang-la Pass	Great Himalaya Range from Pang-la Pass	Make your dreams come true at the Qomolangma Nature Reserve
Souvenir shop, Pang-la Pass	The road down Pang-la Pass	Dozens of switchbacks on the south side of Pang-la Pass	Impressive road down the south side of Pang-la Pass with the Great Himalaya Range above a cloud layer
I'm not sure when this road opened but it looks new	Road down Pang-la Pass with On the right, Cho Oyu 8201m and left, Gyachung Kang 7952m	This beats the road across the Andes from Mendoza to Chile for curves	Looking up the south side of Pang-la Pass
Slipping below some clouds	Descending Pang-la Pass - at least we know it's clear by Everest	Sunlight through a break in the clouds south of Pang-la Pass	The New Tingri - Rongphu road descending towards the Dzaka Valley
Ruins nearing the Dzaka Valley	Narrow tunnel. New Tingri-EBC Road	Road blasted through a narrow tunnel	Good thing no one is coming the other way
The road approaching the tunnel just before Yungya Hamlet	Yungya Hamlet tunnel	The first small village south of Pang-la Pass, Yungya Hamlet	The road continues towards Everest Base Camp
House among ruins, New Tingri to Everest Base Camp road	More ruins along the New Tingri - Rongphu road	Ruins of a fort or monastery, km 46	Cave dwelling
Ruins of a fort or monastery, km 46	Many small caves punctuate the mountainside	The extensive ruins here look they they could have warranted further exploration	Ruins of a fort or monastery, km 46
These ruins are at km 46 on the New Tingri-Everest Base Camp road	Ruins on the New Tingri - Everest road	Erosion	Zhaxizong Village, Garma Valley left, Mount Everest straight ahead
Zhaxizong Village (this may also be called Pedruk, Phadruk, Tashi Dzom or Peruche)	Zhaxizong Village	Leaving Zhaxizong Village for Everest Base Camp (Pedruk)	Small village at the base of an eroded hillside, Dzaka Valley
The Everest Base Camp road passing through the Dzaka Valley	Tibetan village, Dzaka Valley	Tibetan village, Dzaka Valley	Tibetan village, Dzaka Valley
Tibetan village, Dzaka Valley	Tibetan village, Dzaka Valley	Flat Tire! To be honest, I'm amazed the ancient Land Cruiser made it this far	While the driver set about changing the tire, I starting walking down the road
This is around km 57 on the New Tingri - Everest Base Camp road	Ruins of a fort on a hill above the village where we got the flat tire	The fort is about 2 km prior to Pagsum Hamlet	A pair of shrines with prayer flags roadside at the base of the fort
I decided it didn't look worth climbing so I set off down the road	Dzaka Valley	Dzaka Valley	Dzaka Valley
KM 58 of the New Tingri - Everest Base Camp Road	Mt Everest comes back into view for the first time since descending the Pang-la Pass	Interesing geology, Dzaka Valley	Folded mountain, Dzaka Valley near Pagsum
Mount Everest from the Dzaka Valley near Pagsum	Mount Everest from the Dzaka Valley near Pagsum	Dzaka Valley near Pagsum	Small yak
Dzaka Valley near Pagsum	The next town, Pagsum Hamlet coming into view...good, I can use a Coke	Pagsum Hamlet, Tibet	Tire fixed, here comes the Land Cruiser
Tibetan house on the edge of Pagsum Hamlet	Tibetan house on the edge of Pagsum Hamlet	Main Street, Pagsum (Pasum) Hamlet	Traditional Tibetan house, Pagsum Hamlet
Pagsum Hamlet	Tibetan man driving a horse cart	Ruins in front of snow capped mountains	Yak with a snow capped mountain, km 71, just prior to Quzong Hamlet
Yak with a snow capped mountain and glacier	Quzong Hamlet, km 72	Anywhere else, that snow capped peak would be famous...here's it's just a hill	Checkpoint at the junction of the New Tingri and Old Tingri roads
The final push to Everest Base Camp	North slope of the Himalaya between Cho Oyo and Gyachung Kang (N28.1067/E86.706) at around 25,200 ft	The road just before it turns slightly left to Everest	The valley leading to Rongphu and Everest Base Camp
Mount Everest coming back into view as we near Rongphu	A beautiful clear day as we arrive at Mt Everest	Steep snowy ridge off to the right nearing Rongphu	Don't know what the name or elevation of this one is...