Tagyel-tso

Ngari


This large turquoise lake is one of Tibet's most beautiful and is a fine place to camp if you’re prepared for the cold and especially the altitude (around 5150m).

If you’ve come from a night or two at Everest Base Camp, you should be OK; from Lhatse this is too big a jump in altitude to be considered safe.

This is a great place to camp but only if you’re prepared for the cold and especially the altitude (around 5150m). If you’ve come from a night or two at Everest Base Camp, you should be OK; from Lhatse this is too big a jump in altitude to be considered safe.


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