Pilgrimage around the holy Mt. Kawa Karpo / Meili Xueshan Massif — January 2009

For years it has been my dream to hike around the impressive mountain range of Kawa Karpo — one of the holiest mountains in Tibetan Buddhism. Its main peak is the Mt. Kagebo with a height of 6740m. Due to religious reasons as well as varialble climate in this area all of the five summits are as yet unclimbed.



The mountain range is placed in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Park of the “Three Parallel Rivers”. Those are

Autumn at Mt. Genyen – a trip you will never forget

The summer is too rainy and the sight is not often clear, and the winter is much too cold. Thus, the best seasons for travelling are spring and autumn. Spring is the season when all gets green and the birds are lively: ideal for bird watching. And Autumn features

Two Days in November in a side valley of Minya Konka: Towards the foot of Mt. Edgar

Big Boulder

It has been the fourth time that I climbed around a huge boulder which blocks the marvelous valley that leads to the foot of Mt. Edgar (6618m). However, it was the first time with no rain but with blue sky. Though the time for the previous trips were all chosen out of the rainy season, I have had bad luck always. This time

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