![Continuing Westbound on the Friendship Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709325.Nw2b4lmy.TibetOct083304.jpg) Continuing Westbound on the Friendship Highway |
![Kangchen Monastery, km 4936](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709326.q5tQjmyS.TibetOct083305.jpg) Kangchen Monastery, km 4936 |
![Kangchen Monastery, a short distance off the Friendship Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709327.Zlm3WLtn.TibetOct083308.jpg) Kangchen Monastery, a short distance off the Friendship Highway |
![Farmers busy with the harvest at a village along the Friendship Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709328.gV5hP3kS.TibetOct083310.jpg) Farmers busy with the harvest at a village along the Friendship Highway |
![Yaks grazing along the road](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709329.TdVvo7NG.TibetOct083311.jpg) Yaks grazing along the road |
![Shaggy gray yaks](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709330.vFkoImbk.TibetOct083312.jpg) Shaggy gray yaks |
![Yaks grazing along the Friendship Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709331.gj7MUN6i.TibetOct083313.jpg) Yaks grazing along the Friendship Highway |
![Yaks](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709332.QJtF6WQE.TibetOct083315.jpg) Yaks |
![Yaks](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709333.TUZ3xrVN.TibetOct083317.jpg) Yaks |
![Big black yak with red earrings](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709334.B0RPRx8K.TibetOct083318.jpg) Big black yak with red earrings |
![Yak](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709335.MIqb15xV.TibetOct083319.jpg) Yak |
![Our ancient Land Cruiser](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709336.Q5PDMHhW.TibetOct083321.jpg) Our ancient Land Cruiser |
![Friendship Highway west of Shigatse around km 4952](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709337.i6gqCDu9.TibetOct083323.jpg) Friendship Highway west of Shigatse around km 4952 |
![Slow moving traffic can be dangerous](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709338.zL8pwAho.TibetOct083324.jpg) Slow moving traffic can be dangerous |
![4x4 rammed into the back of a slow moving tractor - Don't need seatbelts in Tibet ... I don't think so!](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709340.xsiTjsz7.TibetOct083327.jpg) 4x4 rammed into the back of a slow moving tractor - Don't need seatbelts in Tibet ... I don't think so! |
![Recovery crew trying to work out how to get the tractor out of the ditch](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709339.vqKOv6pL.TibetOct083325.jpg) Recovery crew trying to work out how to get the tractor out of the ditch |
![Friendshipi Highway km 4954](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709341.ZH1p5MR7.TibetOct083329.jpg) Friendshipi Highway km 4954 |
![Ruins of a fort on a hill above Gyading (Jiding) Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709342.JIZIVeAL.TibetOct083333.jpg) Ruins of a fort on a hill above Gyading (Jiding) Tibet |
![Gyading (Jiding) Tibet - km 4960](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709343.UxGoApUL.TibetOct083336.jpg) Gyading (Jiding) Tibet - km 4960 |
![Fortress ruins above Gyading (Jiding) N29.21/E88.35](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709344.2Wj6oihG.TibetOct083337.jpg) Fortress ruins above Gyading (Jiding) N29.21/E88.35 |
![Friendship Highway km 4961 - Gyading (Jiding) west](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709345.g4r8NZAX.TibetOct083338.jpg) Friendship Highway km 4961 - Gyading (Jiding) west |
![Roadside village west of Gyading](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709346.n0jat8z4.TibetOct083339.jpg) Roadside village west of Gyading |
![Ra-chu River, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709347.pXBnQQeq.TibetOct083340.jpg) Ra-chu River, Tibet |
![Lepu (Liuxiang) N29.17/E88.18](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709348.eqr4MIg8.TibetOct083342.jpg) Lepu (Liuxiang) N29.17/E88.18 |
![Lepu (Liuxiang) N29.17/E88.18](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709349.sbRghOAv.TibetOct083343.jpg) Lepu (Liuxiang) N29.17/E88.18 |
![View north to a distance village from Friendship Highway km 4984](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709350.JhK1eMYA.TibetOct083344.jpg) View north to a distance village from Friendship Highway km 4984 |
![Tibetan village (N29.17/E88.16)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709351.WYp3V226.TibetOct083345.jpg) Tibetan village (N29.17/E88.16) |
![Friendship Highway westbound for Lhatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709352.jVGC2b0Z.TibetOct083349.jpg) Friendship Highway westbound for Lhatse |
![Friendship Highway westbound for Lhatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709353.ZWAbpKp3.TibetOct083350.jpg) Friendship Highway westbound for Lhatse |
![Tibetan driving...gotta love it...](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709356.oN2vQJNJ.TibetOct083353.jpg) Tibetan driving...gotta love it... |
![Tibetan village around km 4997 on the Friendship Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709355.WzHN0tbL.TibetOct083352.jpg) Tibetan village around km 4997 on the Friendship Highway |
![Deteriorating chörten (stupa) km 4998](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709437.NIPNkisf.TibetOct083356.jpg) Deteriorating chörten (stupa) km 4998 |
![Chörten (stupa) N29.158643/E88.049944)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709438.r8LexG6O.TibetOct083358.jpg) Chörten (stupa) N29.158643/E88.049944) |
![Friendship Highway km 4999](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709439.LuRVmnVo.TibetOct083359.jpg) Friendship Highway km 4999 |
![Arriving at the village at the 5000 km point](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709436.bUoDuGeN.TibetOct083355.jpg) Arriving at the village at the 5000 km point |
![5000 km marker on the Friendship Highway (N29.142/E88.041)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709443.VT4iBO8S.TibetOct083364.jpg) 5000 km marker on the Friendship Highway (N29.142/E88.041) |
![Friendship HIghway from Shanghai to Nepal - 5000 km marker](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709440.0PwDBoLQ.TibetOct083361.jpg) Friendship HIghway from Shanghai to Nepal - 5000 km marker |
![Small temple and fortress ruins at the 5000km village](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709442.kWgO2njB.TibetOct083362.jpg) Small temple and fortress ruins at the 5000km village |
![5000 km village](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709446.5ANmMXUh.TibetOct083367.jpg) 5000 km village |
![Tibetan woman at the 5000 km village](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709445.x7z0ZenQ.TibetOct083366.jpg) Tibetan woman at the 5000 km village |
![Walking west along the Friendship Highway from the km 5000 marker](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709447.UzWZ79sL.TibetOct083368.jpg) Walking west along the Friendship Highway from the km 5000 marker |
![Fortress ruins on a hilltop along the Friendship Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709448.baWVvJuc.TibetOct083370.jpg) Fortress ruins on a hilltop along the Friendship Highway |
![The Land Cruiser coming to fetch me from my leg stretching walk](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709449.epFJtmNs.TibetOct083371.jpg) The Land Cruiser coming to fetch me from my leg stretching walk |
![Roadside village of whitewashed Tibetan houses](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709450.FcAC2Xzd.TibetOct083373.jpg) Roadside village of whitewashed Tibetan houses |
![Work crew carrying some kind of piping](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709451.QvjWBI7P.TibetOct083374.jpg) Work crew carrying some kind of piping |
![Friendship Highway approaching the Tropu-la Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709452.iJfD9V6U.TibetOct083375.jpg) Friendship Highway approaching the Tropu-la Pass |
![Friendship Highway climbing the Tropu-la Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709453.3egsnQmQ.TibetOct083377.jpg) Friendship Highway climbing the Tropu-la Pass |
![Looking back to the east where we came from](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709454.dlvapaM6.TibetOct083378.jpg) Looking back to the east where we came from |
![Dutch cyclists on the Friendship Highway climbing the Tropu-la Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709455.1r43UjkU.TibetOct083379.jpg) Dutch cyclists on the Friendship Highway climbing the Tropu-la Pass |
![Friendship Highway crossing Tropu-la Pass at 4950m](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709456.vnaw2yPG.TibetOct083380.jpg) Friendship Highway crossing Tropu-la Pass at 4950m |
![Prayer flags, Tropu-la Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709457.4iq2hpud.TibetOct083381.jpg) Prayer flags, Tropu-la Pass |
![Tropu-la Pass 4950m (16,240 ft) - I've also found the name Yulung-la](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709460.rdGC8CH3.TibetOct083384.jpg) Tropu-la Pass 4950m (16,240 ft) - I've also found the name Yulung-la |
![Prayer flags in the strong wind, Tropu-la Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709459.AJIFYV89.TibetOct083383.jpg) Prayer flags in the strong wind, Tropu-la Pass |
![View from Tropu-la Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709458.TbKHWwyy.TibetOct083382.jpg) View from Tropu-la Pass |
![Road construction on the Friendship Highway over Tropu-la Paa km 5014](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709461.fCxptvu8.TibetOct083385.jpg) Road construction on the Friendship Highway over Tropu-la Paa km 5014 |
![Friendship Highway descending Tropu-la Pass to the west](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709462.q6z3LwVf.TibetOct083386.jpg) Friendship Highway descending Tropu-la Pass to the west |
![We're going to make the detour to Sakya Monastery 24 km prior to Lhatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709463.1IMsDoP4.TibetOct083387.jpg) We're going to make the detour to Sakya Monastery 24 km prior to Lhatse |
![Working donkeys on the Friendship Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106709464.O9d0SWUn.TibetOct083388.jpg) Working donkeys on the Friendship Highway |