Have to run, so this'll be quick. I got rather ill at Namtso Lake, the elevation was brutal. Wil write more on that later, but all that matters is that I am A-OK today.

Here are some shots I pulled off my card this morning:


Hao and I at Namtso Lake. Elevation: 5,190 meters. Roy's ability to cope with elevation: fail. For reference (since almost all of my readers will understand at least one of two of these stories: I was worse off than the Jungle Juice incident, as well as the deep sea fishing incident. Lawls.


Pilgims at Johkang Temple at night


Johkang Temple at night

Posted by roy on May 8, 2009 at 06:37 PM in Travel | 5 Comments

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Comment posted on May 8th, 2009 at 10:37 PM
Worse than jungle juice in Portland!? Seriously? That altitude must be brutal! Glad you're having a fun trip though!
Comment posted on May 9th, 2009 at 03:07 AM
hah... pretty incapacitated. it felt much worse than the infamous jungle juice meltdown because ... well... altitude sickness sometimes has the side effect of death.

saw your twitter about context switching - hope things at mt aren't too brutal! i'll be back soon enough to help out again :)
Comment posted on May 8th, 2009 at 07:15 PM
How many mindtouch shirts did you bring?
Comment posted on May 9th, 2009 at 03:05 AM
just 1
Comment posted on May 9th, 2009 at 06:49 AM
looks like you had brought a lot of shirts.