Mt. Kailash
Western Tibet
During the last week of May I, along with about 12,000 to 15,000 other people—mostly Tibetans from all over Tibet — did the Kora, or circumambulation of 21,771 foot-high Mt Kailas in remote western Tibet. From Kathmandu to Kailash it was a tortuous four-day trip by jeep over horrific roads to the base of Kailash.The Kora itself, about 31 miles long, took two and a half days. Walking with me was Dao Thanh-Huong from Paris. These are her photos:
Gauri Kund, a small lake just below 18,606
foot Drolma Pass, the highest point on the Kora. Sacred place
to Hindus, who attempt to bath in it when it is not frozen over.
The North Face of 21,771 foot Mt. Kailash
from near our camping place on the first day of the Kora.
Photos by Dao Thanh-Huong ©2002
Gauri Kund, a small lake just below 18,606 foot Drolma Pass, the highest point on the Kora. Sacred place to Hindus, who attempt to bath in it when it is not frozen over.
The North Face of 21,771 foot Mt. Kailash from near our camping place on the first day of the Kora.
Photos by Dao Thanh-Huong ©2002