Brief list of trip details for Tej and anyone else ...

Day 1 Sat April 15th
Up 4am, leave Kathmandu, Kodari, cross border into Tibet, arrive Nyalam.

Day 2 Sun April 16th
Leave Nyalam, Thang La pass 5050m, lunch in Old Tingri 4340m, Lhakpa La pass 5220m, arrive Lhatse.

Day 3 Mon April 17th
Ride along Yarlung Tsampo or Brahmaputra valley, arrive Shigatse 3860m, Tashihunpo Monastery.

Day 4 Tue April 18th
Leave Shigatse, visit Shalu Monastery, arrive Gyantse 3990m, Pelkhor Chode monastery complex, inc. Kumbum.

Day 5 Wed April 19th
Leave Gyantse, Simi La pass 4330m, Karo La pass 5015m, lunch Nakartse 4410m, alonside Yamdrok Tso lake, Khampa la pass 4790m, into Lhasa.

Day 6 Thu April 20th
Around Lhasa, Potala Palace, Sera Monastery and debating monks, shopping around Jokhang.

Day 7 Fri April 21th
Drove to Ganden Monastery on the hill, Norbulingka - Summer Palaces, Jokhang Temple, restaurant with traditional dancing/singing.

Day 8 Sat April 22th
Leave Lhasa, ride up Bramaputra valley, return to Shigatse.

Day 9 Sun April 23th
Leave Shigatse, up Bramhmaputra valley again, stop for lunch in Lhatse, cross Lhakpa La pass again, continued to New Tingri 4350m.

Day 10 Mon April 24th
Enter Chomolungma National Park, cross Pang La pass 5150m, long switchbacks to Tashi Dzong and lunch, left bikes at next checkpoint, arrive Rongbuk 4950m, no rooms, continued on to Base Camp.

Day 11 Tue April 25th
Wandered round, back to monastery, picked up bikes, returned to Tashi Dzong.

Day 12 Wed April 26th
Headed back towards Pang La pass but detoured west over Ding La pass 4780m, excellent rough track, arrive Old Tingri for lunch, snow in afternoon, over Lalung La and Thang La passes, arrive Nyalam.

Day 13 Thu April 27th
Leave Nyalam, drive through avalanches, arrive Zhangmu, cross back into Nepal, lunch Kadori, arrive Kathmandu in afternoon rush-hour.

Day 14 Fri April 28th
Around Khaymandu seeing the sights.

Day 15 Sat April 29th
Around Khaymandu seeing the sights with Tej, restaurant in evening.

Day 16 Sun April 30th
Hire mountain-bikes, cycle to Swayambunath Stupa, Bodnath Stupa and Pashupatinath Hindu Temples.