Just 4 days to Lhasa
Progress over the Himalayas The following information was received today 1st April 2000.

Our movements and slightly embarrassing distances as
follows -
17th 90km to Barabise - altitude - 995m
18th 26km to Kodari - alt 1750 (Nepal)
19th 11km to Zhangmu - alt 2300 (Tibet)
20th 21km to Chusang - alt 3200 (Tibet)
21st 12km to Nyalam - alt 3750
22nd 0km rest day acclimitising in Nyalam
23rd Po Chu Bridge Road Camp - 17km - alt 4100m
24th Dulung Road Camp - 22km - 4600m
25th OVER Tong La (5120m) and Lalung La (5100m) - stayTsomo (4400m)- 48km
26th 50km to Tsamda (4300m)
27th 72km to Shegar (4300m)
28th 82km to Lhatse - over the Gyatso La
(5220m-highest pass on friendship highway!))
29th 0km Lhatse - rest day - knackered
30th 48km to Tso La Village over Tso La Pass (4600m) - alt ???
31st Xigaze - 106km - over Tra La Pass (4100m) - alt
3900m
1st April Xigaze - rest day!!

This brings the daily progress up to date - just now 4
cycling days to Lhasa!!

Our latest plan is that we are hoping to leave Tibet
through the more direct Eastern Route via Markam -
this will avoid us having to take the dismal Golmud
route - long dreary and cold apparently

R.