The stages of the big Kora

stage 1		stage 3

Stage 2: QuXia (2848 m) to YongXiTong (3347 m)

5 hours, 550 meters ascending

A full day in the rain...

sacred place ASeJaLang, 2873m.

View to a waterfall. .

Wild river at the clearing Long Na.

At some point, everything is wet, now it is important to keep moving - otherwise we'll be very cold soon.

Clearing YongXiTang. .

River at XongXiTang. .

Camp 2, 3347m .

stage 1		stage 3

Basic Information:

Logistic starting point for the trek around Kawa Karpo is the town Deqen in northern Yunnan Province.

The actual trekking stages for us were as follows:
Stage 1: Yadza - QuXia
Stage 2: QuXia - YongXiTong
Stage 3: YongXiTong - DuoKa La
Stage 4: DuoKaLa - Camp4
Stage 5: Camp4 - Chinatong
Stage 6: Chinatong - Aben
Stage 7: Aben - Chuju
Stage 8: Chuju - Zathong
Stage 9: Zathong - Gebu
Stage 10: Gebu - Camp10
Stage 11: Camp10 - Laide
Stage 12: Laide - Donthon
Stage 13: Donthon - Meilixi