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Just left Nepal into Tibet to start our Cho Oyu expedition. Man I'm glad to get out of that sh*t hole Kathmandu. Surprisingly internet and general cleaniness so much better once you leave. Anyway waiting around for the roads to open at 11pm because they're doing road construction for the Everest base camp highway.

After Cho Oyu, I'm spending a day resting in the hotel then off to climb Ama Dablam on a fast schedule (1 week total). Should be a blast. Will update as the story unfolds...

Good Luck Harpner, where are you getting internet access, roadside internet cafes? Will you have access on the mountain? Stay Healthy.

Just getting internet at internet cafes. I doubt there's much internet past Tingri. In Zhangmu now and leaving tomorrow for Tingri. The TMA put us in some hole of a hotel and I found out there's a 10x better and cleaner place down the street for 50 RMB for a private bedroom. Well worth it! I'd encourage anyone that goes to Tibet not to put up with the hotels the RMA fixes you up with up...

I've been lucky so far as most people have had some sort of illness but I've been feeling good. A little headache at 12k ft last night but nothing major. Did some hiking today and feel good.

harpner wrote:The TMA put us in some hole of a hotel and I found out there's a 10x better and cleaner place down the street for 50 RMB for a private bedroom. Well worth it! I'd encourage anyone that goes to Tibet not to put up with the hotels the RMA fixes you up with up...

Welcome to China mate If there is anywhere in the world where room prices bear little relationship with quality it's China. The Y30 rooms often look the same as the Y150 rooms to me. I've found I've always been able to bargain down a lot of the mid-range hotels though.