Mountain roads to Tibet
We spent most of the day in a jeep driving from Kathmandu in Nepal up to Zhangmu in Tibet. The roads are narrow and some sections in a very bad state so it's was a bumpy ride. But it's an incredible scenery and we passed through a lot of Nepalese villages filled up with smiling children.
Of course getting through the Chinese customs was a bit of a hassle but it worked better then two years ago when they all of sudden decided to close the border as we arrived and we had to stay a extra night in Kodari on the Nepalese side of the border to wait for them to reopen.
And we are slowly getting higher, Zhangmu where we are sleeping tonight is at around 2000 metres.
We have now been joined by Tschering Palde Bute and Lambabu Sherpa who will be our film and support crew during the expedition. Two very nice men who have a lot of Himalaya experience.
We will head up to Nyalam at around 3700 metres tomorrow.
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