We then drove into Qomonglu Reserve en route to Rongbuk and EBC.
We passed several hamlets within the Reserve..
...wove seemingly endlessly up to a 5200 m pass ...
..with great views of the range, including five 8000m plus peaks..
Everest dominating
It was then down down down on big switchbacks...
..to more valley villages
and ruins
Eventually the valley narrowed, and we climbed again...
...to Rongbuk, and the Rongbuk Hotel..
..and some welcoming butter tea
We also had lunch at the hotel..
..then walked up the valley to the tented tourist accommodation, seeing several blue sheep on the way
The tented rooms looked reasonably comfy..
...and the hosting ladies were quite delightful..
..the kids slightly more circumspect
We also walked a little further to Rong Gu monastery...
..whose claim to fame was a supposed 45 km tunnel through the mountain!
Back at Rongbuk, we visited the monastery there, unusual in the fact that both monks and nuns both live there
When we emerged, Everest was clear, and many photos followed.
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