The stages of the big Kora
stage 7 | stage
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Stage 8: Chuju (1816 m) to Zhatong Monastery (2622 m)
7.5 hours, 1600 meters ascending
This stage leads through the warmest, most fertile and most densly populated part of the Tibetan Autonomous Region.
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Cactus - a nightmare for the farmers.
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Huge landslide - it is still active every now and then. |
Fresh gravel slide blocks the road. |
Village Zhana. . |
Horses for carrying goods between settlements. |
Decorated window with flowers in an old canister. |
Small monastery in the village Longpu. |
Chorten near Zhatong. . |
Cocks in front of Zhatong temple. |
Monastery Zhatong. . |
stage 7 | stage
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Basic Information:
Logistic starting point for the trek around Kawa Karpo is the town Deqen in northern Yunnan Province.
The actual trekking stages for us were as follows:Stage 1: Yadza - QuXia
Stage 2: QuXia - YongXiTong
Stage 3: YongXiTong - DuoKa La
Stage 4: DuoKaLa - Camp4
Stage 5: Camp4 - Chinatong
Stage 6: Chinatong - Aben
Stage 7: Aben - Chuju
Stage 8: Chuju - Zathong
Stage 9: Zathong - Gebu
Stage 10: Gebu - Camp10
Stage 11: Camp10 - Laide
Stage 12: Laide - Donthon
Stage 13: Donthon - Meilixi