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Tent City is a small nook in the mountain on the way to Everest Base Camp. You may have to show your ticket here, but mainly it is the locals set up to provide everything to the tourists. There is accomodation, restaurants and vendors selling everything from "fossils" to mittens and gloves. This is also where the horse and cart rides leave from.
Tent City is the perfect place to recouperate before heading out on your long trip away from Everest.
Written Jun 17, 2007
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Everest base camp is a little bit of a dissapointment considering the stagma behind it. It is 8km from Rongphu and you can get there by walking the whole way, getting a jeep to Tent City or a horse and buggy from Tent City. Once there you see the dominant Chinese flag flying next to the soldier's tent and then lots of colourful tents surrounding a small hill and in the shadow of Everest.
If you have the energy, climb the small hill and sit amongst the player flags contemplating life and the view and perhaps make a phone call home to boast where you are!! The other side of the hill is a permit only zone for climbers and you can be fined by the soliders for going down there.
It is a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit the base camp and although everything is a bit grubby, it is still a worthwhile experience.
Written Jun 17, 2007
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The Tibetan approach to Mt Everest of Qoomolangma (8848m) provides far better vistas of the world's highest peak than those on the Nepal side, although you could probably argue this point for some time! The sprawling massif is impressive from any angle.
It is a long drive from Laste or Sakya (where we came from), around 9 hours. Once you turn off the Friendship Hwy after the town of Shegar it is a 4-5 hour ride up to Rongphu Monastery.
Some 27,000sq km around Everest's Tibetan face have been designated as the Qoomolangma Nature Preserve, aiming to protect the environment and the cultural traditions of the local people.
The sights and surrounding scenery are well worth the effort to get there and it is a wonderful venue to take a break from the endless travelling with walks in the area or simply marvelling at the sights before you.
Written Jun 17, 2007
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Rongphu monastery is a small community of monks and nuns (approximately 20) affiliated with the Nyingmapa monastery of Mindroling. The 18th Century assembly hall has been renovated recently and contains an image of Trulzhik Rinpoche, the master responsible for the monastery's development and whose present incarnation lives in Nepal.
The monastery itself is not as big or interesting as others you may see in Tibet, but it certainly wins the views competition with Everest dominating the entire countryside.
Written Jun 17, 2007
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Rongphu Monastery and Everest Base Camp
Rongphu is the monastery area nestled on the base of Mount Everest. The altitude is extremely high (5000m+) and the views beyond description. It is a very long drive from Sakya (9 hours) but the views...
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