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(Picture: Us at on a rock outcrop during our acclimatization climb) We had our third acclimation climb this morning, up a knoll a little way off from the lodge we were staying at. Along the way, we were treated to a view of Cho Oyu and Everest up close, less than [...]

(Picture: Recording Li Hui's O2 sat and heart rate) We have moved on, right on schedule to Tingri this morning after a 4-hr drive. Tingri, at a height of approximately 4370m, is the final populated town before Cho Oyu base camp. Tingri is a quaint settlement with rudimentary facilities and surprisingly [...]

(Picture: Descending back towards Nyalam) We had an early start on this morning's acclimatization climb up a high ridge to get more acclimatization training and also with the hopes of seeing Xixabangma (the only 8000er entirely within China) in the distance. The weather started out clear, but soon became windy and [...]

(Picture: On summit ridge) Greetings from Nyalam! We are now at 3,655m and will be here for 2 nights until we move on to Tingri, the last 'town' before we finally arrive at Cho Oyu's Advanced Base Camp. We set off at 4am this morning from Zhangmu to Nyalam on [...]

(Picture: Peh Gee setting up comms) Our mobile satellite modem works! We're uploading this from a tiny 5-person room in Zhangmu, Tibet. We crossed the border from Nepal into Tibet this afternoon over the "Friendship Bridge". We're currently at Zhangmu for one night and we'll be making an overland journey via [...]