The stages of the big Kora
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Stage 10: Gebu (2477 m) up to 3874 m
5 hours, 1350 meters ascending
Again a very dry stage. No water past Gebu until a very small spring is reached after a 1300 meter ascent to 3870m.
View back down to Gebu. . |
Nice panoramic trail along a cliff. |
Flowering Rhododendron at 3800m. |
Soil orchid. |
Orchid. |
Orchid. |
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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