Dzonglha 4850 m - Cho La 5420 m - Thangnak 4700 m
day 29 : 15 november 2003
  
  dzonglha  
  with only two tea lodges in Dzonglha, finding accomodation here during the high trekking season can be difficult  
  
  
   
  headed for cho la  
  crossing the Cho La is another very popular trekking route as it offers a more scenic but more challenging link between the Gokyo and Khumbu Valleys  
  
  
   
  crystals  
  ice crystallizing above flowing water in a stream  
  
  
   
  looking at the pass  
  a couple studying the route up to the pass  
  
  
   
  bouldering  
  a 45 degree slope scramble over large boulders to get to the pass  
  
  
   
  view back  
  looking back with Taboche Peak, Cholatse and Ama Dablam dominating the view  
  
  
   
  walking on ice  
  without proper footwear for the icy terrain, the porters still manage very well on the slippery slopes  
  
  
   
  glacier  
  for the less prepared, Cho La can be difficult to cross as it requires a traverse over a long broad glacier near the pass top  
  
  
   
  Cho La  
  the rock approaches to Cho La are steep and exsposed, and the glacier is treacherously slippery; yet many trekkers choose to cross this very scenic pass  
  
  
   
  coming up  
  looking down the Gokyo side of the pass, a group of trekkers making their way up to the pass  
  
  
   
  nimagauro goth  
  nearing the grazing ground of Nimagauro Goth on the way down  
  
  
   
  gully  
  from Cho La the trail to Thangnak goes over another minor ridge before making a final descend down a gully  
  
  
   
  thangnak  
  the view of the gully which we descended from  
  
  
   
  latest fashion  
  yak with a beautiful fur coat at Thangnak  
  

  
 

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