Lhachu river, a tributary to the Brahmaputra The end of the Kora Lonely Yak gets posting for a photo shoot Kailash view at the snow covered peak Three Chorten in Tholing Chorten at the Tholing Monastery The highway back to the lake Manasarovar The westside of Lake Manasarovar German tourist group camp at the lake side Chiu Gompa and the Kailash in background Prayer wheels in the Chiu Gompa Vista to the Chiu Gompa Walls inside the monastery Chiu Gompa Chiu Gompa Monastery Our group without me ... Chiu Gompa Mt. Kailash in miniature Nuns pilgrim to Tholing monastery Long mani wall and a prayer flag Tholing Gompa Feeling superb after the Kora around the Kailash Mt Everest and the Khumbu Himal Mt Everest and the Khumbu Himal Mani stones at the Zutulpuk Monastery Yaks resting at the hill side near the Zutulpuk Mo… Zutulpuk Monastery Zutulpuk Monastery Yaks carrying the pilgrims goods Pilgrims came across in the Lhachu valley Yellow-bellied marmot on the trekking way Snow covered Lhachu river in the valley Our Sherpa beside the Lhachu river Lhachu valley Lhachu valley Overnight camp in the Lhachu valley Lhachu valley Shabje Drakthok Deep step down into the Lhachu valley Mountain guide Sheilah at the Drolma La pass Bizarre rock formation Crossing a crusty snow field Gauri Kund lake Myself in front of thousand prayer flags Drolma La pass 5.665 m Drolma La pass 5.665 m Drolma La pass 5.665 m Mt. Chyangresi and its icefall The top of the pass at an altitude of 5.665 m Start the climb to the high Drolma La pass The climb to the Drolma La pass 5.665m Along the hill-climbing to the Drolma La pass Creeping through very cramped rock boulders Kailash glacier Gang Rimpoche Crossing near the spring of Brahmaputra Famose vista to the Kailash peak Kailash peak Overnight camp in Deraphuk Simple restaurant for lunch break Frozen feeder to Karnali river The Kailash peak Looks out the Kailash peak Measure in length with its own body Yaks do the Kora Pilgrim on its own way to circle the Kailash Mountain scape before Deraphuk Steep faces at the left side Manasarovar lake and Rakshastal lake Chukhu also called Chogu Gompa First day on the Kora Walking the Kora Kailash peak Chorten along the way The Kora starts moderate Chorten and the Kailash peak The first Kilometer of the Kora The first Kilometer of the Kora near Tarboche Prayer flags and the Kailash peak Ganges Guesthouse in Darchen Darchen village Inside the Seralung Gompa Seralung Gompa called also Drigung Kagyü monastery Mount Kailash Seralung Gompa Seralung Gompa Stupa at the Seralung Gompa