The Plan
The Plan

17th March

to 

21st March

Depart

max altitude

Arrive

Altitude 
end of day

Food

17/3/00

Kathmandu

Barabise

1500

Food Available all day Level (85km)

18/3/00

Cross Border

Zhangmu

2300

Food Available all day Level (70km)

Dean to travel from Kathmandu to Kodari - 17/3/00 - Meet R, T, N, A, and RS at Kodari 9am 18/03/00

Meet HMB at border 10am Nepalese Time Meet Tibetan Lorry over border at 11am Nepalese Time -

19/3/00

Zhangmu

3000

- No food available Climb (20km)

20/3/00

Nyalam

3750

Dinner available (20km)

21/3/00

Nyalam

rest day

3750

Food Available All day L (0km)

22/3/00

Nyalam

4050

Brekkie Avail. Climb (20km)

23/3/00

Cont. up Pass

4350

No Food-Available Climb (20km)

24/3/00

Tingri Pass

5100

4300

Dinner-Available Level (90km)

25/3/00

Shegar-Descent

4000 

No Lunch Available Level (50km)

26/3/00

Lhaze Pass

5200

4000 

No Lunch Available Level (60km)

27/3/00

Silong Pass 

4900

4300 

Brekkie Only Climb (50km)

28/3/00

Xigaze Descent

3900

 Dinner Available Level (80km)

29/3/00

Xigaze 

rest day

Food Available All day Level (0km)

30/3/00

Gyantse FLAT!!!!!!

3900

No Lunch Level (82km)

31/3/00

Gyantse 

rest day

Food Available All day Level (0km)

01/4/00

Nagarze Pass

5000

4500 

Brekkie Only Climb (70km)

02/4/00

Quxu Pass 4900

4900

4000

No Food Available Climb (70km)

03/4/00

CONTINGENCY DAY!!!!!

04/4/00

FLAT!!!

Lhasa

3900

Dinner Available Level (50km)

19 days Kathmandu to Lhasa TOTAL DISTANCE = 850km (BY MAP)

08/4/00 

Lhasa

09/4/00

10/4/00 

Namtso Lake

11/4/00

21/4/00 

Golmud

FOOD For Golmud Stretch to be arranged in Lhasa

Dean to carry and plan all food

Team to carry all eqpt except food and cooking eqpt.,some spares and some medical equipment

Dean to carry any surplus spares in Support vehicle -to be rationalised in Lhasa and sent back with RS.

NB Credit Card Advance available in Lhasa and Money Changing