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The
International Mountain
Guides Cho Oyu 2001 Expedition
Dispatch
#3 Team arrives Base Camp
After
an exciting ride across Tibet, the IMG Cho Oyu team
has safely arrived at Base Camp on the morning of
September 2, right on schedule. After two
days of being tourists in Lhasa (about 11,000
feet), the team drove by jeep to Shigatse (at about
12,000 feet, Tibet's second largest city, and the
location of the nearest decent hospital), then traveled
another day by jeep to Tingri, the small town about
two hours from Base Camp. After two nights in
Tingri (about 14,200 feet) for acclimatization, the
team rode jeeps up the Gyabrag Valley to Base Camp
(about 15,000 feet). Base Camp is situated
below the lateral moraines on the outwash plain
below the Gyabrag Glacier. Its a beautiful
valley with a nice river, used by local people for
sheep and yak grazing, and for access to the famous
Nangpa La, the pass to Namche Bazaar in Nepal. John
Race reports that everyone is doing well, and that
there are no big problems. The weather is warm,
with occasional light rain. Unlike the spring
season, when Tibet is dry and bare, the autumn season
is green and lush. The plan is for the team to
take several more days at Base Camp, doing
acclimatization hikes, before heading up. The
yaks are scheduled to arrive on the 4th, and start up
to Advanced Base Camp on the 5th.
