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BC merriment, life is good

Karsang, one of our kitchen hands who has worked several times with us.
I have also met him on the Nangpa La and in Namche,
such are the ways of trekking and trading life - Jamie

Joe F protecting his throat - Jamie

The second overland team

Where is Gordon? No news is good news, probably anyway. We have put up the kitchen tent and small dining tent for them.

- Jamie

12-13 Sept - more BC

After dinner usually we chat, Jamie works on the computer and then everyone fills up Nalgene bottles for hot water bottles. The night rituals involve pee bottles and/or early rises. Tristan decided that the most perfect sunrise still wasn't worth a photo as he was only wearing boxers. Others have worn more and had more successful photogenic mornings, even if the sunrises weren't quite as spectacular.

Sunrise, monsoon-like clouds welling on the main Himalayan chain - Jamie

That big BC sky - Jamie

Yaks heading down to Peiko Tso - Jamie

Shishapangma from just above BC - Jamie

Day trips

Shishapangma Base Camp is one of the most pleasant 8000m base camps, glorious panoramas and also great for day trips under the big sky. Wandering around we have spotted a fox, many large Himalayan hare, Tibetan antelope and pikas.

"Is that ugly trekkers still there, woops, yes he is. Perhaps I will just stay still and he won't notice me" - Jamie

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Curiously they freeze, until you look away, then disappear - Jamie

Not the world's best photo but these Tibetan Antelope are hard to photograph,
as soon as they see you they start moving away, and they will spot you
when you are a long way off as they stay in the wide open spaces
so that they can easily spot predators.
With that target marking, perhaps that is a good idea! - Jamie

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