We will never be able to express (in a way that feels adequate) how amazing our latest trip to zhongdian and beyond was, but you can bet we will try! There is no better place to begin than with the journey there. First, we took a 7am flight that lasted all of 45 minutes to the city of Zhongdian. This city and it’s mystical mountain ranges are thought to be the fabled paradise of Shangri-la. (For more about that, read the 1933 James Hilton novel, Lost Horizon.) Anyway, it is a sleepy mountain town at an elevation of 10,500 ft. and served as our launch point into the beautiful Mei Li Snow Mountains, the natural border with Tibet and home to Yunnan’s highest peak, Kawagebo (22,112 ft. unclimbed virgin peak). The drive there was an adventure passing through mountain ranges and the deep gorges formed by the yangtze and mekong rivers. Here’s a video from the journey with more about the hike to come.
6 comments:
Hey Buddy...
What an amazing place to live, but, um, where do I send the Christmas card?
Hey guys! We move up to ZD this weekend. Hope you have a chance to come back again sometime and see us there. You know.....ZD could probably benefit from a Silver Spoon......
Love the video, did you make it on the mac?
wow you two are living an amazing adventure. what a beautiful place. Just wow!
Glad to see another post. What an incredible area. So much beauty... Wish I were there with you!
that mac is coming in real handy :) great job on the video! maybe this should be our next group camping excursion.
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