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Trekkers starts their first day of trekking from Kharta village in Tibet. The Kharta and Kama valleys are within the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve and provide a quieter area for trekking than Everest Base Camp in the Rongbuk valley.

hills · river

A group of tourist's leave for Lhasa on a bus from their hotel. Despite rampant Chinese-led modernisation, Lhasa (literally the 'Place of the Gods') is still largely a city of wonders.

Tibet·hills · architecture

Panoramic view of Potala Palace in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region and the Himalaya mountains The Potala Palace, winter palace of the Dalai Lama since the 7th century, symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in th…

flowers · hills

In a marshy high altitude meadow in southern Tibet, close to the Makalu northern valley lies this floral abundance in the Gama valley. The yellow flowered species, P.

hills · snow

Clouds roll over Chomolomzo peak as a minor avalanche happens around Pethang Ringmo in Tibet. Pethang Ringmo is at the base of Qomolangma's East Face in the Gama Valley of Tibet. Pethang Ringmo is a special place.

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Yaks grazing on meadow of Pethang Ringo with Chomolonzo peak seen in the backdrop at Gama Valley, Tibet. Pethang Ringmo is at the base of Qomolangma's East Face in the Gama Valley of Tibet. Pethang Ringmo is a special place.

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Mountaineers establishes a tented accommodation at Pethang Ringmo in Gama Valley, Tibet. Pethang Ringmo is at the base of Qomolangma's East Face in the Gama Valley of Tibet. Pethang Ringmo is a special place.

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A little marmot forages on Pethang Ringmo meadow in Gama Valley of Tibet. Pethang Ringmo is at the base of Qomolangma's East Face in the Gama Valley of Tibet. Pethang Ringmo is a special place.

hills · snow

Gama valley, “the most beautiful valley in the world” is 55 km from east to west and 8 km from south to north, covering an area of 440 km2. Located at the downstream of PumQu in Tingri county and Dinggye county.

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Hidden valley of Pethang Ringmo in Tibet. Pethang Ringmo is at the base of Qomolangma's East Face in the Gama Valley of Tibet. Pethang Ringmo is a special place.

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The mystical hidden and untouched valley of the gigantic mount everest . Mount Everest, also known in Nepal as Sagarmāthā and in Tibet as Chomolungma, is Earth's highest mountain.

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Tibetans have a long history of using yaks. Fifty years ago an estimated one million wild yaks roamed the Tibetan plateau, but experts believe that yaks were first domesticated in Tibet at least 3000 years ago.

flowers · hills

Trekking into the Gama valley - a hidden moist valley to the north and east of Everest, in southern Tibet. This relatively unexplored region has a wealth of Himalayan and trans-Himalayan flora.

hills · snow

Located at the downstream of PumQu in Tingri county and Dinggye county, Garma valley, “the most beautiful valley in the world” is 55km from east to west and 8km from south to north, covering an area of 440km2.

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Wow - see that expedition garbage strewn across an otherwise beautiful alpine meadow - how human visitation is sullying the mountains of Tibet and the rest of the Himalaya.

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Trekkers take a rest while on Tibet game valley expedition 2016. It is hard for trekkers to climb down as the weather isn't that good and the forest have steep way down.

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For those with an interest in Tibetan Buddhism, Dra Yerpa hermitage, about 16km northeast of Lhasa, is one of the holiest cave retreat.

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Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world and it is located just 14 miles east of Mount Everest. Though the peak appears isolated, its size alone is impressive.

hills · ceremony

Commonly found amongst the indigenous mountain cults of Nepal and Tibet is the ritual of burnt offerings at the mountain summit.

flowers · hills

Himalayan blue poppy is a stunning pure blue poppy. It is native to the Himalayas, northern Burma, Tibet and Yunnan Province in China where it is typically found in shady mountain areas, mountain meadows, slopes and woodlands.

Nepal·ceremony · hills

Snow covered peaks, prayer flags, icycles and seracs as seen from Everest Base Camp in Nepal. Nowhere in the world is more spectacular than in the Everest region. It is where four of the world's six tallest peaks Mt. Everest, Mt.

hills · river

Aerial views of highest peaks of world that form a Himalayan phalanx between India and Tibet, and in the Himalayan nation of Nepal.

river · hills

Aerial view of Jomolhari peak in Bhutan & Kanchenjunga range peaks of Sikkim & Nepal. Jomolhari or Chomolhari sometimes known as "the bride of Kangchenjunga”, is a mountain in the Himalayas, straddling the border between Yadong County of Ti…