A travel expert's rewarding Tibetan journey


By LEESAN
Every chance he got, Chris would take out his kite and fly it at an altitude of over 4,000m in western Tibet. Fun!

We continued our 4WD Tibetan journey with a drive to Zhaxi-zongxiang some 25km away from the Everest Base Camp, our previous stop. There, we enjoyed a bowl of Lanzhou mian (noodles) and chatted with the shop’s owner, Ma. He shared with us in Mandarin, “Zhaxizongxiang is perched at an altitude of 4,935m. As the atmospheric oxygen concentration here is extremely low, the water boils at only 85°C. You will need a pressure cooker if you want to cook the noodles here.”

After lunch, we said goodbye to the Mount Everest Eco Park. We realised that we’ve just achieved something spectacular – standing on the Roof Of The World and gazing at the world below us – and we were proud of it.

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