Thangnak 4700 m - Gokyo 4750 m
day 30 : 16 november 2003
  
  rocks everywhere  
  leaving Thangnak, we headed across the rocky moraine of the Ngozumpa Glacier  
  
  
   
  glacier crossing  
  crossing the Ngozumpa Glacier was no easy walk, with many peaks and troughs to negotiate  
  
  
   
  snowtracks  
  there are a few frozen glacier lakes still left within the moraine of the retreated Ngozumpa Glacier  
  
  
   
  the second lake  
  view towards Taboche Tsho or more commonly referred to as the second lake of Gokyo  
  
  
   
  graffiti  
  defacing the natural rock is a cheap and easy way to advertise  
  
  
   
  approaching paradise  
  the settlement of Gokyo is situated in a most scenic site, with a foreground of Dudh Pokhari a turquoise alpine lake, and a backdrop of high mountains including the view to Cho Oyu  
  
  
   
  the hilton  
  Gokyo Resort is luxurious for a mountain tea lodge... proper bedding, carpeted floors, hooks for jackets, electrical lighting for the rooms  
  
  
   
  moraine walking  
  walking on the undulating ridge of the western lateral moraine of the Ngozumpa Glacier gives excellent views to the valley and mountains about  
  
  
 

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