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Meandering river


Steady uphill towards the Aksai Chin


Chinese restaurant/shop/petrol station - stocking up with food for 7 days in Dahongliutan


4780m


Aksai Chin high plateau

Above 5000m for the next 250km



Stiff wind


Bicycle gone wild! Oxygene depletion syndrome?


At the beginning of a mountain adventure - a mighty peak in view


Through gravel and snow up the summit ridge


Summit - 6070m


The weather is clearing up - the peak in view


Pushing the bicycle back to the road


Sea of clouds


 


 


Chinese cyclists, met on the Aksai Chin


Clouds are hanging low in Tielong


24h of snow and rain messed up the road


Gear shifting cable frozen in - luckily, I have a lighter


On the way to Tibet!


First impressions from the land of my dreams - the Tibetan high plateau

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