Alcohol on 5600m

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Alcohol on 5600m

Alcohol on 5600m

On the rocky summit of Mindruk Tsari, 5604m. Looking north and at the three bottles with 40% hard liquor. The bottle to the right was empty. The other two were full. So, someone had had a little party up there I guess. Must've been a dangerous way down the boulders to the valley 700m below. Leaving some candy or snacks on a summit is common in some parts of the world, but leaving hard liquor - first time I've seen that. Arriving at a summit with drinking Tibetans - yes. Leaving alcohol behind - no.
Corax
on Feb 8, 2008 11:46 am
Lat/Lon: 29.65942°N / 91.15356°E
Image Type(s): Alpine Climbing
Image ID: 379264

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cp0915

cp0915 - Feb 8, 2008 12:38 pm - Voted 10/10

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Especially in the Buddhist Lhasa.

Corax

Corax - Feb 11, 2008 9:13 am - Hasn't voted

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The day you arrive in Lhasa you'll have some surprises I think. Tibetans do drink and I must say many of them can't handle it very well. Many times drinking sessions end in fighting. One of the things that really left me with a dropping jaw was the first time I saw Buddhist monks in an internet cafe, playing Counterstrike and all the other "kill-as-much-as-can" games.

cp0915

cp0915 - Feb 11, 2008 10:00 am - Voted 10/10

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Haaaa, Westernization at its, ugh, finest.

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