Ascent.Part 5

Stay in the Alpine house, Gokyo.

The first day.

Finally started a real vacation! The cosy hotel, we relaxed for three days: go anywhere is not necessary – just contemplate the surroundings Yes, write a memoir.

The cabins are nestled in the pocket of the moraine, where "raged" a huge glacier Ngozumba – baggy, with troughs, pools different color, he breathed life, constantly moving rocks sjezdovkami its steep walls. Not loud rustling, blocks published bluehouse sounds when it reached the bottom and went down somewhere in the unknown depths of the glacial cracks

   

To see the life of the glacier, climb the crest of the moraine.

But right from the Windows of the house over the crest of a panoramic view of the mountains.

And every evening, depending on the moods of nature, you can watch the picture of the sunset on the lake.

Here on the open water, settled a pair of Mandarin ducks, which can be found also in Tibet. They love highland lakes.

In the morning part of the group left to sleep and "tan", and the most active went for a walk around the neighborhood in the direction of Cho Oyu.

A little up the moraine saw the following lake Tonak TSO. TSO – in the language of the Sherpas, like Tibetans, translated as the lake.

Chained next to the ice-lake overflowed the brook, reflecting the solidity of the landscape with a trembling island.

We came to a small peak about five thousandth of the height. Because there was cloud cover to go down into the valley did not represent special interest, and we decided to walk up as a revitalizing rest and to look around from the top to the sides.

Calasparra snow covered the crest of the branched paths and channels, rushing up, evaporated into the sky.

This is a panorama of the side of the pass Renjo.

This is the side of the glacier Ngozumba left in the clouds hid Cho Oyu.

Just prespectives, saw the following lake Ngozumba and scarcely visible path leading to the Base camp of Cho Oyu.

Slightly parted and the top.

At the foot of the wall, spreading on sleeves, skirting nunataki, slowly floated a glacier.

Where were abruptly, he was shattered and crept down the icefalls, frozen, " glued to the wall hanging snakes, and broke down avalanches and landslides.

Here everywhere was the harsh world of rocks, ice and clouds.

Leaving the impregnable walls of snow castles, I decided to go home.

I must say that the contemplation of beauty was accompanied by unceasing assertive vetroduem, so wanted to warm the house to a hot Cup of tea.

Finally photographed the glacier – this majestic beauty attracts the eye like a magnet.

On the way I met one, probably thawed under the snow, flower.

And a partridge.

Lake Taboche noticed a photo shoot – although tourists in these places is not much, but we were still not the only one in this huge world between heaven and earth, between the vacuum of space and lots of life down there somewhere.

And the sun has gone to bed, slightly illuminating the clouds.

to be continued....